A visit to the Laurel Brook 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 Laurel Brook Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Laurel Brook Cemetery:
35.5028, -85.1161
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Laurel Brook Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Laurel Brook Cemetery is located in Rhea County<2>.
The county seat for Rhea County is located in Dayton. Dayton lies just to the east of the Laurel Brook Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Laurel Brook Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Laurel Brook Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Laurel Brook Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Old Ogden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Old Ogden Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Ogden Cemetery
- Rigsby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Metz Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Metz Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz Cemetery
- Cranmore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Cranmore Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranmore Cemetery
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Lone Mtn. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Lone Mtn. Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Mtn. Cemetery
- Rhea Memory Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Rhea Memory Gardens is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhea Memory Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rhea Memory Gardens is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Dayton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #15593 <5>
- Abel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kiuka Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Kiuka Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiuka Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Standifer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Standifer Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standifer Cemetery
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- Hutcheson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hutcheson Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutcheson Cemetery
- The Hutcheson Cemetery has also been known as:
- McDonald Cemetery
- Memory Garden
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Memory Garden is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Garden
- French Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The French Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Cemetery
- Vernon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Vernon Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Miller - Nelson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Corvin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Corvin Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corvin Cemetery
- Buttram Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Buttram Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttram Cemetery
- Summer City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Summer City Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Laurel Brook Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Laurel Brook Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ogden
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ogden is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Summer City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Brayton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Brayton is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
- Graysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Graysville is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Cumberland Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cumberland Spring is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Spring
- Dayton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bryan Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bryan Hill is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Hill
- Pikeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cayuga Town ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cayuga Town is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Town
- Pailo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pailo is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pailo
- Flat Top
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Top is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Top
- Population from the 2010 Census: 422 people
- Birchwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Brockdell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Brockdell is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockdell
- Ninemile
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninemile
- Soddy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Soddy is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soddy
- Beta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Beta is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
- Mowbray
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mowbray is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowbray
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,615 people
- Goodfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Goodfield is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfield
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 Laurel Brook Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rhea County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Laurel Brook Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dayton
- Decatur
- Dunlap
- Pikeville
- Soddy - Daisy
- Spring City
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 Laurel Brook Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Rhea 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 Laurel Brook Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1290717 (Laurel Brook Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1290717 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: Rhea
- Est. Elev: 579 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Morgan Springs
- Location given for Laurel Brook Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.5028463 Lon: -85.1160684
- 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 Rhea, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Laurel Brook 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. |