A visit to the John Brake Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
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 John Brake Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the John Brake Cemetery:
36.4001, -87.6981
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the John Brake Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The John Brake Cemetery is located in Stewart County<2>.
The county seat for Stewart County is located in Dover. Dover lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northwest of the John Brake Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the John Brake Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the John Brake Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from John Brake Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Graveyard Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lowery Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Lowery Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowery Cemetery
- Carlisle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Carlisle Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Kennedy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Kennedy Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Cemetery
- Dunbar Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Haus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Haus Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haus Cemetery
- Winters Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Winters Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winters Cemetery
- Burcham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Burcham Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burcham Cemetery
- McMillian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The McMillian Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillian Cemetery
- Erin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Erin Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
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- Brigham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Brigham Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brigham Cemetery
- Hart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Hart Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Cemetery
- Alsup Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Alsup Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alsup Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Erin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Erin Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Cemetery
- Weaver Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Weaver Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Cemetery
- Lockhart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Lockhart Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart Cemetery
- Byrd Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- Sexton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Sexton Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton Cemetery
- McIntosh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The McIntosh Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Beecham Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Beecham Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecham Cemetery
- Bratschi Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Bratschi Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bratschi Cemetery
- Cedar Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Cedar Valley Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley Cemetery
- Sinks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Sinks Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinks Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the John Brake Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from John Brake Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cumberland City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Throckmorton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Throckmorton is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throckmorton
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,692 people
- Erin
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Tennessee Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Mound
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dover is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
- Former name for Dover:
- Monroe
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <6>
- Legate
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Legate is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legate
- Oakwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- McKinnon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- McKinnon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon
- Magnolia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Dotsonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dotsonville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotsonville
- Parker Town ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Parker Town is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Town
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Omega ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Omega is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Slayden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Slayden is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Woodlawn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Louise
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Louise is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Bumpus Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woods Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Woods Valley is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Valley
- Vanleer
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Dunn Chapel
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Dunn Chapel is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Chapel
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 John Brake Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Stewart County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The John Brake Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cumberland City
- Dover
- Erin
- LaFayette
- McEwen
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 John Brake Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Stewart 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 John Brake Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1647090 (John Brake Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1647090 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: Stewart
- Est. Elev: 133 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cumberland City
- Location given for John Brake Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.4000525 Lon: -87.6980744
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Stewart, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- John Brake Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |