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A visit to the Brushy Cemetery ...



Google driving directions from your current location to the Brushy Cemetery (Patience, this may take a moment).

The location of the Brushy Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<1>


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 Brushy Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   31.3999°   (31° 23' 59")

Lon:   -95.9722°   (-95° 58' 19")

The Brushy Cemetery is located in Leon County<2>.

The county seat for Leon County is located in Centerville. Centerville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south of the Brushy Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Brushy Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Stevens Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stevens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stevens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stevens Cemetery is located in Leon County
  • Lummus Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lummus Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lummus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lummus Cemetery is located in Leon County
  • Nettles Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nettles Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nettles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Nettles Cemetery is located in Leon County
  • Parker Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Parker Cemetery is located in Leon County
  • Taylor Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Leon County
  • Wheelock Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wheelock Cemetery
    • The Wheelock Cemetery is located in Leon County
  • Graham Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graham Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Graham Cemetery is located in Leon County
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Liberty Cemetery is located in Leon County
  • Sand Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sand Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sand Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sand Hill Cemetery is located in Leon County
  • Old Union Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Union Cemetery is located in Leon County
  • Beaver Dam Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beaver Dam Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beaver Dam Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Beaver Dam Cemetery is located in Leon County
  • North Creek Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The North Creek Cemetery is located in Leon County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Keechi Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keechi Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keechi Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Keechi Cemetery is located in Leon County
    • Jackson Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jackson Cemetery is located in Leon County
    • Mays Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mays Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mays Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mays Cemetery is located in Leon County
    • Mays Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mays Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mays Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mays Cemetery is located in Leon County
    • Curtiss Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Curtiss Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Curtiss Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Curtiss Cemetery is located in Leon County
    • Holly Grove Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holly Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holly Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Holly Grove Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Seale Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seale Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Seale Cemetery is located in Leon County
    • Varnell Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Varnell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Varnell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Varnell Cemetery is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7386 <5>
    • Old Zion Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Zion Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Zion Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Moores Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moores Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moores Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Moores Cemetery is located in Leon County
    • Tubbs Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tubbs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tubbs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tubbs Cemetery is located in Leon County
    • Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Leon County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Brushy Cemetery.

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

  • Buffalo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Russell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
    • Russell is located in Leon County
  • Centerville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jewett
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Newby
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newby
    • Newby is located in Leon County
  • Concord
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Lanely
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lanely. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanely
    • Lanely is located in Freestone County
  • Centerview
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
    • Centerview is located in Leon County
  • Oakwood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
    • Oakwood is located in Freestone County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakwood <6>
  • Donie
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Leona
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leona
    • Leona is located in Leon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leona <6>
  • Middleton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Middleton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
    • Middleton is located in Leon County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Dew
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dew
      • Dew is located in Freestone County
    • Halls Bluff Town ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Bluff Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Bluff Town
      • Halls Bluff Town is located in Houston County
    • Red Lake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lake
      • Red Lake is located in Freestone County
    • Farrar
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar
      • Farrar is located in Limestone County
    • Flynn
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flynn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynn
      • Flynn is located in Leon County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flynn <6>
    • Freestone
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freestone
      • Freestone is located in Freestone County
    • Marquez
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Turlington
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turlington
      • Turlington is located in Freestone County
    • Long Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Long Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake
      • Long Lake is located in Anderson 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 Brushy Cemetery. The following communities are located in Leon County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brushy 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 helpful 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 Brushy Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Leon 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 Brushy 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 Brushy Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1353029  (Brushy Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1353029 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: Flo
      • County: Leon         Elev: 125
      • Location given for GNIS #1353029 (Brushy 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 Leon, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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 Brushy Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.3999, Longitude: -95.9722       In this case, the coordinates for the Brushy 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>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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