A visit to the Brazos Bottom Baptist 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 Brazos Bottom Baptist Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Brazos Bottom Baptist Cemetery (FG ID #2375313).
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 Brazos Bottom Baptist Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Brazos Bottom Baptist Cemetery:
30.5373, -96.5259
The Brazos Bottom Baptist Cemetery is located in Burleson County<2>.
The county seat for Burleson County is located in Caldwell. Caldwell lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west of the Brazos Bottom Baptist Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Brazos Bottom Baptist Cemetery.
Name Variations for Brazos Bottom Baptist 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.
Brazos Bottom Baptist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Tunis Cemetery
- Old Bethlehem Cemetery
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 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Brazos Bottom Baptist Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brazos Bottom Baptist Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Providence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Giesenschlag Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Draper Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mound Prairie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Snock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Snock Cemetery is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snock Cemetery
- Snook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cooks Point Brethren Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Slovak Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- New Tabor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Carr Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Evangelical UCC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Salem Baptist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kramer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cook's Point Methodist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Tabor Brethren Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lawrence Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Merle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Goodson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Goodson Cemetery is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodson Cemetery
- Canaan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Canaan Cemetery is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan 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 Brazos Bottom Baptist Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Brazos Bottom Baptist Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Tunis
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Snook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cooks Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stone City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Stone City is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone City
- Merle ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lyons
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Caldwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Frenstat
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- College Station
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Somerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Scofield ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Scofield is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scofield
- Wellborn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bryan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rye ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rye is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
- Mumford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Birch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Deanville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Quarry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Boonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Benchley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Benchley is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benchley
- Chriesman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- San Antonio Prairie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Gay Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Independence
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
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 Brazos Bottom Baptist Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Burleson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brazos Bottom Baptist Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bryan
- Bryan lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Brazos Bottom Baptist Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bryan.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
- Caldwell
- College Station
- Somerville
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 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 Brazos Bottom Baptist Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Burleson 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 Brazos Bottom Baptist Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2375313
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1364391 (Old Bethlehem Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1364391 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: Burleson
- Est. Elev: 81 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Tunis
- Location given for Old Bethlehem Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.5377033 Lon: -96.5263565
- 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 Burleson, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Brazos Bottom Baptist 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. |