A visit to the Old Brush 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 Old Brush Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Brush Cemetery:
36.5328, -86.4978
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Brush Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Brush Cemetery is located in Sumner County<2>.
The county seat for Sumner County is located in Gallatin. Gallatin lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Old Brush Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Brush Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Old Brush Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Brush Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McCloud Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The McCloud Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCloud Cemetery
- Old Fountain Head Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery
- McCloud Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The McCloud Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCloud Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Parkers Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hardin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hardin Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant General Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Pleasant General Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant General Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Pleasant General Baptist Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Portland.
- The Mt. Pleasant General Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2098927 <5>
- Link Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Link Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Link Cemetery
- Halltown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Halltown Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halltown Cemetery
- Howlis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Howlis Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howlis Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Howlis Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the northwest of Gallatin.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #13705 <5>
- Strother Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Strother Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strother Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cunningham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Cunningham Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham Cemetery
- Pitt - Bursby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bushs Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Bushs Chapel Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushs Chapel Cemetery
- Sulphura Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Sulphura Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphura Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Link Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Link Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Link Cemetery
- Hardin - Bennett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- George Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The George Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George Cemetery
- Pitt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pitt Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitt Cemetery
- Briggance Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Briggance Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggance Cemetery
- Patterson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- Hodges Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hodges Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Cemetery
- Corinth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Corinth Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Brush Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Brush Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fountain Head
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fountain Head is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Head
- Portland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- South Tunnel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- South Tunnel is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tunnel
- Hall Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hall Town is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,202 people
- Johnsons Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Johnsons Crossroads is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Crossroads
- Corinth
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Corinth is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Cottontown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rock Bridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rock Bridge is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bridge
- Sengtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sengtown is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sengtown
- Walnut Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Grove is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Mitchellville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mitchellville is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Black Jack
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Black Jack is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Black Jack
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Black Jack is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Mulloy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mulloy is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulloy
- White House
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Station Camp ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Station Camp is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Camp
- Calistia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Calistia is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calistia
- Gallatin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Trousdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Trousdale is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- Rogana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rogana is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogana
- Bethpage
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fairfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfield is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Jernigan Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jernigan Town is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan Town
- Cross Plains
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bledsoe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bledsoe is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
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 Old Brush Cemetery. The following communities are located in Sumner County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Brush Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Old Brush Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Sumner 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 Old Brush Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1296282 (Old Brush Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1296282 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: Sumner
- Est. Elev: 254 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fountain Head
- Location given for Old Brush Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.5328206 Lon: -86.4977719
- 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 Sumner, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Old Brush 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. |
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