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A visit to the Bright 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 Bright Cemetery ...

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

29.3158, -96.6969

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

The Bright Cemetery is located in Lavaca County<2>.

The county seat for Lavaca County is located in Hallettsville. Hallettsville lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Bright Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Bright Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km] of the Bright Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Hartt Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Hartt Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartt Cemetery
  • Willow Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Willow Creek Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek Cemetery
  • Haidusek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Haidusek Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haidusek Cemetery
  • Gandy Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Gandy Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandy Cemetery
  • Brownson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Brownson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownson Cemetery
  • Miller Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Miller Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
  • Fuller Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Fuller Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller Cemetery
  • Flourney Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • The Flourney Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flourney Cemetery
  • Smoothingiron Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • The Smoothingiron Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoothingiron Cemetery
  • Pagel Settlement Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Cheetham Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • The Cheetham Cemetery is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheetham Cemetery
  • Partridge Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • The Partridge Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridge Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Wilkerson Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • The Wilkerson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkerson Cemetery
    • Chase Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • The Chase Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Cemetery
    • Strane Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • The Strane Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strane Cemetery
    • Geiger Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Geiger Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geiger Cemetery
    • Obelgoner Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Obelgoner Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obelgoner Cemetery
    • Harless Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Harless Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harless Cemetery
    • Hines Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • The Hines Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hines Cemetery
    • Geiger Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Geiger Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geiger Cemetery
    • Vsetin Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Andrews Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • The Andrews Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews Cemetery
    • Wilkerson Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • The Wilkerson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkerson Cemetery
    • Myrtle Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Myrtle Cemetery is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Bright Cemetery.

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

  • Speaks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Provident City ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Provident City is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provident City
  • Ezzell
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Ezzell is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezzell
  • Sublime
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Sheridan
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Morales
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Morales is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morales
  • Rock Island
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Rock Island is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
  • Hallettsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hahn
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Hahn is located in Wharton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hahn
  • Hope
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Hope is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
  • Nada
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Garwood
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Oakland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hackberry ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Hackberry is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry
    • New Bielau ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • New Bielau is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bielau
    • Ganado
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Louise
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Altair
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Breslau
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Breslau is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breslau
    • Sweet Home
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Edna
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Edna is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,755 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edna <6>
    • Eldridge
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Eldridge is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldridge
    • Boedecker Junction
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Boedecker Junction is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boedecker Junction
    • Gleckler
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Gleckler is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleckler
    • Wied
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Wied is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wied

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 Bright Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lavaca County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Bright Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Lavaca 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 Bright Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1352891  (Bright Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1352891 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: Lavaca
      • Est. Elev: 48 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Speaks
      • Location given for Bright Cemetery:
      • Lat: 29.3158032     Lon: -96.69692
      • 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 Lavaca, 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- Bright 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.