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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. 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 Brite Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   29.0576°   (29° 3' 27")

Lon:   -98.4462°   (-98° 26' 46")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rodriguez Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rodriguez Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rodriguez Cemetery is located in Atascosa County
  • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Luke Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Luke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Luke Cemetery is located in Wilson County
  • St. Andrews Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Andrews Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Andrews Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Andrews Cemetery is located in Atascosa County
  • St. Andrews Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Andrews Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Andrews Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Andrews Cemetery is located in Atascosa County
  • Sotelo Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sotelo Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sotelo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sotelo Cemetery is located in Atascosa County
  • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Estrada Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Estrada Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Estrada Cemetery is located in Atascosa County
  • Garcia Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Garcia Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garcia Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garcia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Garcia Cemetery is located in Atascosa County
    • San Ysidro Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the San Ysidro Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the San Ysidro Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The San Ysidro Cemetery is located in Atascosa County
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Wilson County
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Madre Dolorosa Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Madre Dolorosa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Madre Dolorosa Cemetery is located in Atascosa County
    • Zavala Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zavala Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zavala Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Zavala Cemetery is located in Atascosa County

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.

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.

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 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:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Brite Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • 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 GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1352904  (Brite Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1352904 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: Leming
      • County: Atascosa         Elev: 132
      • Location given for GNIS #1352904 (Brite Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #2573

    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 '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 Brite Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.0576, Longitude: -98.4462    
    <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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