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A visit to the Briscoe 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 Briscoe Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Briscoe 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 Briscoe Cemetery

Lat:   29.6488°   (29° 38' 55")

Lon:   -95.8138°   (-95° 48' 49")

The Briscoe Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County<2>.

The county seat for Fort Bend County is located in Richmond. Richmond lies just to the south southeast of the Briscoe 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 Briscoe Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Goss Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goss Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goss Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Goss Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
  • Jones Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jones Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
  • Lightfoot Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lightfoot Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lightfoot Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lightfoot Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
  • McNabb Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McNabb Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McNabb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McNabb Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    • The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
  • Wow Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wow Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wow Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
  • Morton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Morton Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
  • San Grabiel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the San Grabiel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the San Grabiel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The San Grabiel Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
  • Byrd Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Byrd Cemetery
    • The Byrd Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
    • The Byrd Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Rosenberg Community Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2257031 <5>
  • West Gethsemane Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Gethsemane Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Gethsemane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The West Gethsemane Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
  • Little Prayer Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Prayer Cemetery
    • The Little Prayer Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
  • Pool Hill Mason Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pool Hill Mason Cemetery
    • The Pool Hill Mason Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Cottonwood Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cottonwood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cottonwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cottonwood Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jones Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jones Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
    • New Home Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Home Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Home Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
    • Simonton Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simonton Cemetery
      • The Simonton Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
      • The Simonton Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Simonton Community Cemetery
    • Sandberry Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sandberry Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sandberry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sandberry Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
    • Baker Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baker Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Baker Cemetery is located in Harris County
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2211 <5>
    • Katy Magnolia Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Katy Magnolia Cemetery
      • The Katy Magnolia Cemetery is located in Waller County
      • The Katy Magnolia Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Magnolia Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5016 <5>
    • Brookshire Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brookshire Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brookshire Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brookshire Cemetery is located in Waller County
    • Orchard Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Briscoe Cemetery.

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

  • Cumings
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumings have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumings
    • Cumings is located in Fort Bend County
  • Richmond
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richmond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
    • Richmond is located in Fort Bend County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,483 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <6>
  • Pecan Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecan Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Grove
    • Pecan Grove is located in Fort Bend County
  • Fulshear
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Harlem
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harlem. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
    • Harlem is located in Fort Bend County
  • Rosenberg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosenberg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenberg
    • Rosenberg is located in Fort Bend County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,350 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosenberg <6>
  • Cinco Ranch
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cinco Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinco Ranch
    • Cinco Ranch is located in Fort Bend County
  • Weston Lakes
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston Lakes
    • Weston Lakes is located in Fort Bend County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,191 people
  • New Territory
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Territory have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Territory
    • New Territory is located in Fort Bend County
  • West Oaks Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Oaks Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oaks Village
    • West Oaks Village is located in Fort Bend County
  • Clodine
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Pin Oak Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pin Oak Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Oak Village
    • Pin Oak Village is located in Fort Bend County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Orchard
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard
      • Orchard is located in Fort Bend County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orchard <6>
    • Greatwood Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greatwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greatwood Village
      • Greatwood Village is located in Fort Bend County
    • Katy
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Katy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy
      • Katy is located in Fort Bend County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,889 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Katy <6>
    • Greatwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greatwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greatwood
      • Greatwood is located in Fort Bend County
    • Mission Bend
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Bend
      • Mission Bend is located in Fort Bend County
    • Pleak
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleak have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleak
      • Pleak is located in Fort Bend County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,762 people
    • Town West
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Town West have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town West
      • Town West is located in Fort Bend County
    • Westlake Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westlake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Village
      • Westlake Village is located in Harris County
    • Westlake
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westlake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
      • Westlake is located in Harris County
    • Simonton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simonton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simonton
      • Simonton is located in Fort Bend County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simonton <6>
    • Beasley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beasley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley
      • Beasley is located in Fort Bend County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beasley <6>
    • Booth
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Sugar Land
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Catalina Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catalina Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catalina Village
      • Catalina Village is located in Harris County
    • Westpark Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westpark Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westpark Village
      • Westpark Village is located in Harris County
    • Barker
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker
      • Barker is located in Harris County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barker <6>
    • Brookshire
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookshire have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookshire
      • Brookshire is located in Waller County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,095 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookshire <6>

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 Briscoe Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fort Bend County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Briscoe 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 Briscoe Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1331274  (Briscoe Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1331274 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: Richmond NE
    • County: Fort Bend         Elev: 32
    • Location given for GNIS #1331274 (Briscoe Cemetery)

The official website for Fort Bend County: www.co.fort-bend.tx.us/

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 Fort Bend, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Briscoe Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.6488, Longitude: -95.8138       In this case, the coordinates for the Briscoe 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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