A visit to the Brite 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 Brite Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Brite Cemetery (FG ID #2573).
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 Brite Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Brite Cemetery:
29.0576, -98.4462
The Brite Cemetery is located in Atascosa County<2>.
The county seat for Atascosa County is located in Jourdanton. Jourdanton lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Brite Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Brite Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Brite Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brite Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Tumlinson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rodriguez Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Rodriguez Cemetery is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodriguez Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Luke Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Luke Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Luke Cemetery
- St. Andrews Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The St. Andrews Cemetery is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Andrews Cemetery
- St. Andrews Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The St. Andrews Cemetery is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Andrews Cemetery
- Sotelo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Sotelo Cemetery is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sotelo Cemetery
- Oakley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Barney Williams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Estrada Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Estrada Cemetery is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estrada Cemetery
- Garcia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Garcia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Garcia Cemetery is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garcia Cemetery
- San Ysidro Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The San Ysidro Cemetery is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Ysidro Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- George Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cementerio de San Pedro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rutledge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Madre Dolorosa Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Zavala Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Zavala Cemetery is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zavala Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Brite Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Brite Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Verdi
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Leming
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Loire
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Espey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasanton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Poteet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Coughran
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Black Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Oaks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jourdanton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Amphion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Amphion is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amphion
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Loma Vista ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Loma Vista is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Vista
- Darilek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Darilek is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darilek
- Canada Verde
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Graytown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- McCoy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rossville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Calaveras
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Saspamco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elmendorf
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Anchorage
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Dobrowolski
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dewees
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- La Parita
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Three Oaks ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Somerset
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Iuka
(17 miles [27.4 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 Brite Cemetery. The following communities are located in Atascosa County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brite Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Jourdanton
- Pleasanton
- Poteet
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 Brite 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 Brite Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2573
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1352904 (Brite Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1352904 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: 132 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Leming
- Location given for Brite Cemetery:
- Lat: 29.0574685 Lon: -98.4452927
- 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' (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- Brite 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. |