A visit to the Brandon 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 Brandon Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Brandon Cemetery (FG ID #2689).
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 Brandon Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Brandon Cemetery:
32.0245, -96.9696
The Brandon Cemetery is located in Hill County<2>.
The county seat for Hill County is located in Hillsboro. Hillsboro lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west of the Brandon Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Brandon Cemetery.
Name Variations for Brandon Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Brandon Cemetery has also been known as:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Brandon Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brandon Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Richland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Bell Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Walling Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Walling Cemetery is located in Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walling Cemetery
- Graham Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Graham Cemetery is located in Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Union Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Burross Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Burross Cemetery is located in Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burross Cemetery
- Blanton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Blanton Cemetery is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton Cemetery
- Park Ridge Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Park Ridge Cemetery is located in Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge Cemetery
- Ridge Park Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hillsboro City Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Jessie Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Jessie Cemetery is located in Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessie Cemetery
- Blanton - Hooser Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fatima Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Abbott Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Abbott Cemetery is located in Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott Cemetery
- Frost Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cottonwood Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Cottonwood Cemetery is located in Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Cemetery
- Pelham Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Pelham Cemetery is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham Cemetery
- Pevehouse Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Brandon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Brandon Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Brandon
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bynum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mertens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Irene
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Carl's Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carl's Corner is located in Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl's Corner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Milford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Malone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chatt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Frost
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lovelace
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Abbott
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Penelope
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Italy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Itasca
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Peoria
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hubbard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blooming Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- West
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Dresden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Avalon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Brandon Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hill County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brandon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blooming Grove
- Dawson
- Hillsboro
- Italy
- Italy lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Brandon Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Italy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italy
- Itasca
- Milford
- Peoria
- West
- West lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Brandon Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for West.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
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 Brandon Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Hill 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 Brandon Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2689
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1331786 (Bynum-Brandon Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1331786 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: Hill
- Est. Elev: 195 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mertens
- Location given for Bynum-Brandon Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.0243213 Lon: -96.9694446
- 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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Hill, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brandon 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |