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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

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>

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

Lat:   33.5268°   (33° 31' 36")

Lon:   -97.8928°   (-97° 53' 34")

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 .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Branch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Prairie Branch Cemetery is located in Montague County
  • Selma Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Selma Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Selma Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Selma Cemetery is located in Montague County
  • Tartar Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tartar Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tartar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Tartar Cemetery is located in Montague County
  • Elmwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Brushy Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brushy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brushy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brushy Cemetery is located in Montague County
  • Lindale Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lindale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lindale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lindale Cemetery is located in Montague County
  • Queens Park Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Queens Park Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Queens Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Queens Park Cemetery is located in Montague County
  • McDonald Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McDonald Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McDonald Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McDonald Cemetery is located in Montague County
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
    • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Montague County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Peters Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Bowie.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6639 <5>
  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Montague County
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Liberty Cemetery is located in Clay County
  • Newport Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newport Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newport Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Newport Cemetery is located in Jack County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Sunset Beasley Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Beasley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset Beasley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sunset Beasley Cemetery is located in Montague County
    • Tage Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tage Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tage Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tage Cemetery is located in Montague County
    • Crafton Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crafton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crafton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Crafton Cemetery is located in Wise County
    • Fryer Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fryer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fryer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fryer Cemetery is located in Montague County
    • Mitchell Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mitchell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mitchell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Montague County
    • Oak Hill Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Montague County
    • Thomas - Norwood Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomas - Norwood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thomas - Norwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Thomas - Norwood Cemetery is located in Wise County
    • Cumber Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cumber Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cumber Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cumber Cemetery is located in Wise County
    • Huddelston Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huddelston Cemetery
      • The Huddelston Cemetery is located in Montague County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Huddelston Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southwest of Sunset.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4396 <5>
    • Scrougy Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scrougy Cemetery
      • The Scrougy Cemetery is located in Montague County
    • Denver Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Denver Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Denver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Denver Cemetery is located in Montague County

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
    • Bowie is located in Montague County
    • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
    • Fruitland is located in Montague County
  • Newport
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
    • Newport is located in Clay County
  • Sunset
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Salona
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona
    • Salona is located in Montague County
  • Park Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Springs
    • Park Springs is located in Wise County
  • Bellevue
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellevue have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
    • Bellevue is located in Clay County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 350 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellevue <6>
  • Montague
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Postoak
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
    • Postoak is located in Jack County
  • Chico
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Alvord
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alvord have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvord
    • Alvord is located in Wise County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,591 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alvord <6>
  • Dye
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dye. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye
    • Dye is located in Montague County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Joy
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
      • Joy is located in Clay County
    • New Harp
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harp
      • New Harp is located in Montague County
    • Forestburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Belcherville ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belcherville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcherville
      • Belcherville is located in Montague County
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
      • Hardy is located in Montague County
    • Bluegrove
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Shannon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
      • Shannon is located in Clay County
    • Wizard Wells
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wizard Wells
      • Wizard Wells is located in Jack County
    • Lake Bridgeport
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Bridgeport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Bridgeport
      • Lake Bridgeport is located in Wise County
      • 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 visit 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 Brier Creek Cemetery:

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: GNIS record #1352888 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Brushy Mound
    • County: Montague         Elev: 300
    • Location given for GNIS #1352888 (Brier Creek Cemetery)

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Brier Creek Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5268, Longitude: -97.8928       In this case, the coordinates for the Brier Creek Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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