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A visit to the Brite 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 Brite Cemetery ...

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

29.1111, -98.6414

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

The Brite Cemetery is located in Atascosa County<2>.

The county seat for Atascosa County is located in Jourdanton. Jourdanton lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south southeast 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 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Brite Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brite Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Rossville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lott Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Layer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Layer Cemetery is located in Atascosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layer Cemetery
  • Jimenez Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Willborn Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Rutledge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Rutledge Cemetery is located in Atascosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge Cemetery
    • The Rutledge Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Poteet Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6133 <5>
  • Cementerio de San Pedro
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Cementerio de San Pedro is located in Atascosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cementerio de San Pedro
    • The Cementerio de San Pedro has also been known as:
    • San Pedro Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6720 <5>
  • Anchorage Methodist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rambie Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Rambie Grove Cemetery is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rambie Grove Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rambie Grove Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Somerset.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1976190 <5>
  • Rambie - Lewis Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Rambie - Lewis Cemetery is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rambie - Lewis Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rambie - Lewis Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Somerset.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2358516 <5>
  • Heickman Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Heickman Cemetery is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heickman Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Heickman Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Somerset.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1976191 <5>
  • Brown Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Flores Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Flores Cemetery is located in Atascosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flores Cemetery
    • Grosco Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Grosco Cemetery is located in Atascosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grosco Cemetery
    • Vanness Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Vanness Cemetery is located in Atascosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanness Cemetery
    • Alvarado Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Alvarado Cemetery is located in Atascosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado Cemetery
    • Herrera Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Herrera Cemetery is located in Atascosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrera Cemetery
    • Willborn Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Willborn Cemetery is located in Atascosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willborn Cemetery
    • Zavala Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Zavala Cemetery is located in Atascosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zavala Cemetery
    • Madre Dolorosa Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)

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:

  • Rossville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Rossville is located in Atascosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
  • Anchorage
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Anchorage is located in Atascosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
  • Poteet
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Iuka
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Iuka is located in Atascosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
  • Amphion
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Amphion is located in Atascosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amphion
  • Bexar
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Bexar is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexar
  • Somerset
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Leming
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Espey
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Espey is located in Atascosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espey
  • Kyote
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Kyote is located in Atascosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyote
  • Von Ormy
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Atascosa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Lytle
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Lytle is located in Atascosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lytle <6>
    • Crown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Crown is located in Atascosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
    • Pleasanton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Bigfoot
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jourdanton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Loire
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Loire is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loire
    • Sandy Oaks
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Sandy Oaks is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Oaks
    • Natalia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Macdona
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Dobrowolski
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Dobrowolski is located in Atascosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobrowolski
    • Verdi
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Verdi is located in Atascosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdi
    • Devine
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Charlotte
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Coughran
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Coughran is located in Atascosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coughran
    • LaCoste
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • LaCoste is located in Medina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaCoste
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,263 people
      • LaCoste has also been known as:
      • La Coste
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaCoste <6>
    • Pearson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Pearson is located in Medina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson

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. Unless otherwise noted, 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 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 GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1352905  (Brite Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1352905 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: 179 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Rossville
      • Location given for Brite Cemetery:
      • Lat: 29.1110768     Lon: -98.6414093
      • 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 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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>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.