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A visit to the Brier Creek 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 Brier Creek Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Brier Creek Cemetery:

33.5268, -97.8928

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

The Brier Creek Cemetery is located in Montague County<2>.

The county seat for Montague County is located in Montague. Montague lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northeast of the Brier Creek Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Brier Creek Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Brier Creek Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Prairie Branch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Selma Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Selma Cemetery is located in Montague County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma Cemetery
  • Tartar Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Tartar Cemetery is located in Montague County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tartar Cemetery
  • Elmwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Brushy Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Brushy Cemetery is located in Montague County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Cemetery
  • Lindale Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Lindale Cemetery is located in Montague County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindale Cemetery
  • Queens Park Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Queens Park Cemetery is located in Montague County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens Park Cemetery
  • McDonald Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The McDonald Cemetery is located in Montague County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Cemetery
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Montague County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Peters Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Bowie.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6639 <5>
  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Montague County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Liberty Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
  • Newport Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Newport Cemetery is located in Jack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Sunset Beasley Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Tage Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Tage Cemetery is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tage Cemetery
    • Bellevue Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Bellevue Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bellevue Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Bellevue.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1006873 <5>
    • Crafton Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Crafton Cemetery is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crafton Cemetery
    • Fryer Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Fryer Cemetery is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryer Cemetery
    • Mitchell Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
    • Oak Hill Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
    • Thomas - Norwood Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Cumber Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Cumber Cemetery is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumber Cemetery
    • Huddelston Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • 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
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Scrougy Cemetery is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrougy Cemetery
    • Denver Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Denver Cemetery is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Brier Creek Cemetery.

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

  • Bowie
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • 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>
  • Fruitland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Fruitland is located in Montague County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
  • Newport
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Newport is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Sunset
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Salona
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Salona is located in Montague County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona
  • Park Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Park Springs is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Springs
  • Bellevue
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Montague
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Postoak
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Postoak is located in Jack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
  • Chico
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Alvord
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Dye
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Dye is located in Montague County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Joy
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Joy is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
    • New Harp
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • New Harp is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harp
    • Forestburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Belcherville ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Belcherville is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcherville
    • Nocona
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Ringgold
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Hardy
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Hardy is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
    • Bluegrove
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Shannon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Shannon is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
    • Wizard Wells
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Wizard Wells is located in Jack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wizard Wells
    • Lake Bridgeport
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Lake Bridgeport is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Bridgeport
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 405 people

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 Brier Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Montague County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brier Creek Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Alvord
  • Bellevue
  • Bowie
    • Bowie lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Brier Creek Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bowie.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
  • Bridgeport
  • Chico
    • Chico lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Brier Creek Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Chico.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chico
  • Forestburg
  • Nocona
    • Nocona lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Brier Creek Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Nocona.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nocona

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Brier Creek Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Montague 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 Brier Creek Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1352888  (Brier Creek Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1352888 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: Montague
      • Est. Elev: 300 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Brushy Mound
      • Location given for Brier Creek Cemetery:
      • Lat: 33.5267737     Lon: -97.8928138
      • 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 Montague, 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- Brier Creek 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.