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Introduction ...

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 ...

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

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

Lat:   29.1111°   (29° 6' 39")

Lon:   -98.6414°   (-98° 38' 29")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Layer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Layer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Layer Cemetery is located in Atascosa County
  • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rutledge Cemetery
    • The Rutledge Cemetery is located in Atascosa County
    • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cementerio de San Pedro
    • The Cementerio de San Pedro is located in Atascosa County
    • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rambie Grove Cemetery
    • The Rambie Grove Cemetery is located in Bexar County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rambie Grove Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Somerset.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1976190 <5>
  • Rambie - Lewis Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rambie - Lewis Cemetery
    • The Rambie - Lewis Cemetery is located in Bexar County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rambie - Lewis Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Somerset.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2358516 <5>
  • Heickman Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heickman Cemetery
    • The Heickman Cemetery is located in Bexar County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Heickman Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flores Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flores Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Flores Cemetery is located in Atascosa County
    • Grosco Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grosco Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grosco Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Grosco Cemetery is located in Atascosa County
    • Vanness Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vanness Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vanness Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Vanness Cemetery is located in Atascosa County
    • Alvarado Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alvarado Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alvarado Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Alvarado Cemetery is located in Atascosa County
    • Herrera Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Herrera Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Herrera Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Herrera Cemetery is located in Atascosa County
    • Willborn Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willborn Cemetery
      • The Willborn Cemetery is located in Atascosa County
    • Zavala Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Zavala Cemetery is located in Atascosa County
    • Madre Dolorosa Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Madre Dolorosa 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.

  • Rossville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rossville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
    • Rossville is located in Atascosa County
  • Anchorage
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Anchorage. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
    • Anchorage is located in Atascosa County
  • Poteet
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Iuka
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Iuka. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
    • Iuka is located in Atascosa County
  • Amphion
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Amphion. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amphion
    • Amphion is located in Atascosa County
  • Bexar
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexar
    • Bexar is located in Bexar County
  • Somerset
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Leming
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leming have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leming
    • Leming is located in Atascosa County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leming <7>
  • Espey
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Espey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espey
    • Espey is located in Atascosa County
  • Kyote
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyote
    • Kyote is located in Atascosa County
  • Von Ormy
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Von Ormy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Von Ormy
    • Von Ormy is located in Bexar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,260 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Von Ormy <7>
  • Atascosa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Lytle
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lytle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytle
      • Lytle is located in Atascosa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lytle <7>
    • Crown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
      • Crown is located in Atascosa County
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loire
      • Loire is located in Wilson County
    • Sandy Oaks
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Oaks
      • Sandy Oaks is located in Bexar County
    • Natalia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Natalia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natalia
      • Natalia is located in Medina County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,622 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Natalia <7>
    • Macdona
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macdona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macdona
      • Macdona is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macdona <7>
    • Dobrowolski
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dobrowolski. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobrowolski
      • Dobrowolski is located in Atascosa County
    • Verdi
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdi
      • Verdi is located in Atascosa County
    • Devine
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Devine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devine
      • Devine is located in Medina County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,938 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Devine <7>
    • Charlotte
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Coughran
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • 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.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coughran
      • Coughran is located in Atascosa County
    • LaCoste
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for LaCoste have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaCoste
      • LaCoste is located in Medina County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,263 people
      • LaCoste has also been known as:
      • La Coste
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaCoste <7>
    • Pearson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
      • Pearson is located in Medina County

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 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:

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: GNIS record #1352905 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: Rossville
    • County: Atascosa         Elev: 179
    • Location given for GNIS #1352905 (Brite Cemetery)

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

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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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: 29.1111, Longitude: -98.6414       In this case, the coordinates for the Brite Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 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>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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