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A visit to the Briar Branch 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 Briar Branch Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Briar Branch Cemetery:

33.3443, -97.6675

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Briar Branch Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Briar Branch Cemetery is located in Wise County<2>.

The county seat for Wise County is located in Decatur. Decatur lies just to the south southeast of the Briar Branch Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Briar Branch Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Briar Branch Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Briar Branch Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
  • Ball Knob Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Ball Knob Cemetery is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Knob Cemetery
  • Jonestown Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Jonestown Cemetery is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown Cemetery
  • Flat Rock Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Flat Rock Cemetery is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock Cemetery
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lake Valley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Lake Valley Cemetery is located in Montague County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Valley Cemetery
  • Lake Valley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Lake Valley Cemetery is located in Montague County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Valley Cemetery
  • Valley View Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Valley View Cemetery is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Cemetery
  • Cottonwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Cottonwood Cemetery is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Cemetery
  • Pella Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Pella Cemetery is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pella Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
  • Oaklawn Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Oaklawn Cemetery is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Sunset Beasley Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Cumber Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Cumber Cemetery is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumber Cemetery
    • Prescott Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Prescott Cemetery is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott Cemetery
    • Huddelston Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Huddelston Cemetery is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddelston Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Huddelston Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northeast of Sunset.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4396 <5>
    • Scrougy Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Scrougy Cemetery is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrougy Cemetery
    • Fryer Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Fryer Cemetery is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryer Cemetery
    • Olive Branch Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Olive Branch Cemetery is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch Cemetery
    • Mexican Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Mexican Cemetery is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexican Cemetery
    • Rush Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Rush Cemetery is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Briar Branch Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Briar Branch Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Alvord
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Chico
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Decatur
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • New Harp
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • New Harp is located in Montague County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harp
  • Sunset
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Park Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Park Springs is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Springs
  • Bridgeport
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Lake Bridgeport
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Bridgeport is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Bridgeport
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 405 people
  • Paradise
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Fruitland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Fruitland is located in Montague County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
  • Salona
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Salona is located in Montague County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Herman
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Herman is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
    • Forestburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Slidell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Runaway Bay
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Rosston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bluett
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Bluett is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluett
    • Hardy
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Hardy is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
    • Bowie
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Bowie is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,140 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowie <6>
    • Boyd
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Stony
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Stony is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony
    • Dye
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Dye is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye

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 Briar Branch Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wise County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Briar Branch Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Alvord
    • Alvord lies less than 2 miles<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Briar Branch Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alvord.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvord
  • Bowie
    • Bowie lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Briar Branch Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bowie.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
  • Bridgeport
  • Chico
    • Chico lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Briar Branch Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Chico.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chico
  • Decatur
    • Decatur lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Briar Branch Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Decatur.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
  • Forestburg
  • Paradise

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 websites either 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 Briar Branch Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Wise 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 Briar Branch Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1381511  (Briar Branch Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1381511 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: Wise
      • Est. Elev: 263 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Alvord
      • Location given for Briar Branch Cemetery:
      • Lat: 33.3442794     Lon: -97.6675307
      • 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 Wise, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Briar Branch 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.