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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. 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 Briscoe Cemetery ...

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

29.6488, -95.8138

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

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 .

Open a Google Map centered on 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)
    • The Goss Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss Cemetery
  • Jones Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Jones Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
  • Lightfoot Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Lightfoot Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightfoot Cemetery
  • McNabb Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The McNabb Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNabb Cemetery
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
  • Wow Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Wow Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wow Cemetery
  • Morton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Morton Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Cemetery
  • San Grabiel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The San Grabiel Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Grabiel Cemetery
  • Byrd Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Byrd Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
    • 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)
  • Little Prayer Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Little Prayer Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Prayer Cemetery
  • Pool Hill Mason Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Cottonwood Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Cottonwood Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Cemetery
    • Jones Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Jones Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
    • New Home Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The New Home Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home Cemetery
    • Simonton Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Simonton Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simonton Cemetery
      • The Simonton Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Simonton Community Cemetery
    • Sandberry Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Sandberry Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandberry Cemetery
    • Baker Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Katy Magnolia Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Katy Magnolia Cemetery is located in Waller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy Magnolia Cemetery
      • 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)
      • The Brookshire Cemetery is located in Waller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookshire Cemetery
    • 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)
    • Cumings is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumings
  • Richmond
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pecan Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Pecan Grove is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Grove
  • Fulshear
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Harlem
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Harlem is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
  • Rosenberg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Cinco Ranch
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Cinco Ranch is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinco Ranch
  • Weston Lakes
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Weston Lakes is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston Lakes
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,191 people
  • New Territory
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • New Territory is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Territory
  • West Oaks Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • West Oaks Village is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oaks Village
  • Clodine
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Pin Oak Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Pin Oak Village is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Oak Village
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Orchard
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Greatwood Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Greatwood Village is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greatwood Village
    • Katy
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Katy is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy
      • 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)
      • Greatwood is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greatwood
    • Mission Bend
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Mission Bend is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Bend
    • Simonton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Pleak
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Pleak is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleak
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,762 people
    • Town West
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Town West is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town West
    • Westlake Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Westlake Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Village
    • Westlake
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Westlake is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
    • Beasley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • 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)
      • Catalina Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catalina Village
    • Westpark Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Westpark Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westpark Village
    • Barker
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Brookshire
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)

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 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 Briscoe Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Fort Bend 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 Briscoe Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1331274  (Briscoe Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1331274 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: Fort Bend
      • Est. Elev: 32 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Richmond NE
      • Location given for Briscoe Cemetery:
      • Lat: 29.6488458     Lon: -95.81384
      • 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 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Briscoe 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.