A visit to the Brister Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Brister Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Brister Cemetery (FG ID #2572).
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 Brister Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Brister Cemetery:
28.8219, -98.2341
The Brister Cemetery is located in Atascosa County<2>.
The county seat for Atascosa County is located in Jourdanton. Jourdanton lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Brister Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Brister Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the Brister Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brister Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Campbellton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fashing Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leal Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Leal Cemetery is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leal Cemetery
- Nell Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Nell Cemetery is located in Live Oak County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nell Cemetery
- New Bremen Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- The New Bremen Cemetery is located in Karnes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bremen Cemetery
- Dewees Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bautista Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mueller Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Mueller Cemetery is located in Karnes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mueller Cemetery
- Sotelo Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Sotelo Cemetery is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sotelo Cemetery
- Falls City Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Falls City Cemetery is located in Karnes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City Cemetery
- St. Andrews Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Andrews Cemetery is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Andrews Cemetery
- St. Andrews Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Andrews Cemetery is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Andrews Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- San Ysidro Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- The San Ysidro Cemetery is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Ysidro Cemetery
- Wernli Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pawnee Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Our Lady of Guadalupe Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Rodriguez Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- The Rodriguez Cemetery is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodriguez Cemetery
- Jourdanton City Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cementerio Catolico San Jose
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
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 Brister Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Brister Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Campbellton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Peggy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fashing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- McCoy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Coy City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Coy City is located in Karnes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy City
- Three Oaks ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Whitsett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Black Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Loma Vista ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Loma Vista is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Vista
- Coughran
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dewees
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Darilek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Darilek is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darilek
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Falls City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Christine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hobson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pawnee
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Verdi
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Ridout ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ridout is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridout
- Pleasanton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Poth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Karnes City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Jourdanton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
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 Brister Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Atascosa County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brister Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Christine
- Falls City
- Floresville
- Jourdanton
- Karnes City
- Pleasanton
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 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 Brister Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Atascosa 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 Brister Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2572
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1352902 (Brister Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1352902 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: Atascosa
- Est. Elev: 96 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fashing
- Location given for Brister Cemetery:
- Lat: 28.8222012 Lon: -98.2347312
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Atascosa, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brister 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |