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. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed 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 ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Brushy Mtn. Prison Cemetery:
36.0997, -84.4495
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Brushy Mtn. Prison Cemetery has been estimated.<2> - use with caution.
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on 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.
- Joe Goddard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Brasel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Union Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Union Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #19599 <1>
- Woods Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stephens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Goddard Family
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Patterson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- Beech Fork Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Beech Grove Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove Cemetery
- Reeves - Daugherty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Fork Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Thorton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Thorton Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorton Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Thorton Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<4> to the east of Wartburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #19373 <1>
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Langley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Davis-Wilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Davis-Wilson Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis-Wilson Cemetery
- The Davis-Wilson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Davis Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2457699 <1>
- Jackson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hicks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jackson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Estes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Justice Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lowe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Lowe Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 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)
- Mahan Village is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan Village
- Kelley Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kelley Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelley Town
- Oliver Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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)
- 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)
- Oakdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Dyllis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Fairview ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fairview is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Hembree
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bazel Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bazel Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazel Town
- 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)
- Lancing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- 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)
- Bear is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear
- Oak Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harriman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- 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 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:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Morgan County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #9859
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1646602 (Brushy Mountain Prison Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1646602 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Morgan
- Est. Elev: 434 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Petros
- Location given for Brushy Mountain Prison Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.099522 Lon: -84.4496562
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brushy Mtn. Prison Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |