A visit to the Brackeen 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 Brackeen Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Brackeen Cemetery:
33.5812, -95.5938
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Brackeen Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Brackeen Cemetery is located in Lamar County<2>.
The county seat for Lamar County is located in Paris. Paris lies just to the north northeast of the Brackeen Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Brackeen Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Brackeen Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brackeen Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Camp Hill Oil Field
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Camp Hill Oil Field is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Hill Oil Field
- Rice Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- Dickie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Dickie Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickie Cemetery
- Mallory Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mallory Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallory Cemetery
- McDonald Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The McDonald Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Paris.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3481 <5>
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cedar Hill Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Paris.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2818 <5>
- Topping Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Topping Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topping Cemetery
- New Dora Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The New Dora Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dora Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- McGlasson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The McGlasson Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGlasson Cemetery
- Garner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Garner Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Biardstown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Biardstown Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biardstown Cemetery
- Neathery Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Neathery Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neathery Cemetery
- Old City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Old City Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old City Cemetery is located in Paris.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1989375 <5>
- Hendricks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Arkansas Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Arkansas Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansas Cemetery
- Gaugh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Gaugh Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaugh Cemetery
- Camp Shed Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Camp Shed Cemetery is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Shed Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Camp Shed Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the northeast of Cooper.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2721 <5>
- Meadowbrook Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Moore Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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]<3> of the Brackeen Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Brackeen Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Atlas
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Atlas is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Ambia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ambia is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambia
- Howland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Howland is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland
- Broadway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Broadway is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadway
- Glory
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Glory is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glory
- Frog Hop ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Frog Hop is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Hop
- Biardstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Biardstown is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biardstown
- Toco
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Toco is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
- Paris
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gadston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gadston is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadston
- Brookston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Roxton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Hopewell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hopewell is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Reno
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Reno is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,349 people
- Lake Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- High
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- High is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High
- Enloe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Clardy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Clardy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clardy
- Sylvan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sylvan is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
- Taylor Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Taylor Town is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Town
- Sumner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pattonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sun Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sun Valley is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Hinckley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hinckley is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinckley
- Ben Franklin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Amherst
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Amherst is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Caviness
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Caviness is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caviness
- Petty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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 Brackeen Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lamar County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brackeen Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ben Franklin
- Enloe
- Enloe lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Brackeen Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Enloe.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enloe
- Paris
- Roxton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Brackeen Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Lamar 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 Brackeen Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1352801 (Brackeen Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1352801 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: Lamar
- Est. Elev: 155 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Biardstown
- Location given for Brackeen Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.5812173 Lon: -95.5938468
- 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 Texas' counties, including Lamar, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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- Brackeen 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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