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A visit to the Brushy Mountain Prison Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Brushy Mtn. Prison Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Brushy Mtn. Prison Cemetery (FG ID #9859)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the Brushy Mtn. Prison Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Brushy Mtn. Prison Cemetery has been estimated.<2>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Brushy Mtn. Prison Cemetery

Lat:   36.0997°   (36° 5' 58")

Lon:   -84.4495°   (-84° 26' 58")

The Brushy Mtn. Prison Cemetery is located in Morgan County<3>.

The county seat for Morgan County is located in Wartburg. Wartburg lies just to the west of the Brushy Mtn. Prison Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<4> of the Brushy Mtn. Prison Cemetery.<5>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brushy Mtn. Prison Cemetery, with the nearest first.

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> of the Brushy Mtn. Prison Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Brushy Mtn. Prison Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Petros
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Coalfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Mahan Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mahan Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan Village
    • Mahan Village is located in Morgan County
  • Kelley Town
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kelley Town have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelley Town
    • Kelley Town is located in Roane County
  • Tupper Town
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Coal Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Blue Gem ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Oliver Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oliver Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver Springs
    • Oliver Springs is located in Anderson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,439 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oliver Springs <7>
  • Wartburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Deermont
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Oakdale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakdale have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
    • Oakdale is located in Morgan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
  • Dyllis
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Fairview ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
      • Fairview is located in Anderson County
    • Hembree
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Bazel Town
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bazel Town have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazel Town
      • Bazel Town is located in Roane County
    • Nemo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Kries
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Robertsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Shea
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Catoosa ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Wheat ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Bear ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear
      • Bear is located in Roane County
    • Oak Ridge
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
      • Oak Ridge is located in Anderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,340 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Ridge <7>
    • Harriman
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harriman have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriman
      • Harriman is located in Morgan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,182 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harriman <7>
    • Smoky Junction
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Mill Creek
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Annadel
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

Nearby communities with newspapers ...

The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Brushy Mtn. Prison Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Morgan County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brushy Mtn. Prison Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Oak Ridge
  • Oakdale
  • Oliver Springs
  • Wartburg
  • Wheat - Historic
    • Wheat lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<4> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Brushy Mtn. Prison Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wheat.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Brushy Mtn. Prison Cemetery:

Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Brushy Mtn. Prison Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1646602  (Brushy Mountain Prison Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1646602 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Petros
    • County: Morgan         Elev: 434
    • Location given for GNIS #1646602 (Brushy Mountain Prison Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #9859

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Morgan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Brushy Mtn. Prison Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0997, Longitude: -84.4495       In this case, the coordinates for the Brushy Mtn. Prison Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<6>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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