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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. 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 Brister Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   28.8219°   (28° 49' 18")

Lon:   -98.2341°   (-98° 14' 2")

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 .

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.

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbellton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellton
    • Campbellton is located in Atascosa County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campbellton <6>
  • Peggy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Fashing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fashing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fashing
    • Fashing is located in Atascosa County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Fashing
    • From the Brister Cemetery to Fashing
  • McCoy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McCoy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy
    • McCoy is located in Atascosa County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to McCoy
    • From the Brister Cemetery to McCoy
  • Coy City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coy City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy City
    • Coy City is located in Karnes County
  • Three Oaks ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Whitsett
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitsett have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitsett
    • Whitsett is located in Live Oak County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitsett <6>
  • Black Hill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Loma Vista ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loma Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Vista
    • Loma Vista is located in Wilson County
  • Coughran
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coughran. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coughran
    • Coughran is located in Atascosa County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Coughran
    • From the Brister Cemetery to Coughran
  • Dewees
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Darilek
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Darilek have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darilek
    • Darilek is located in Wilson County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...

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.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Brister 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 Brister Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1352902  (Brister Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1352902 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: Fashing
    • County: Atascosa         Elev: 96
    • Location given for GNIS #1352902 (Brister Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #2572

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

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' (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 Brister Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.8219, Longitude: -98.2341    
<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 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.
<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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