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A visit to the Burrel Chapel 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 Burrel Chapel Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Burrel Chapel Cemetery (FG ID #2672).

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 Burrel Chapel Cemetery ...

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

29.1372, -95.4922

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Burrel Chapel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<2>

The Burrel Chapel Cemetery is located in Brazoria County<3>.

The county seat for Brazoria County is located in Angleton. Angleton lies just to the east northeast of the Burrel Chapel Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Burrel Chapel Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4> of the Burrel Chapel Cemetery.<5>

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

  • Munson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Brazoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<4> to the west of Angleton.
    • The Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2518166 <1>
  • Angleton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • New Revelation Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The New Revelation Cemetery is located in Brazoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Revelation Cemetery
    • The New Revelation Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Kelly Lake Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2358939 <1>
  • Revelation Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Revelation Cemetery is located in Brazoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revelation Cemetery
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Peaceful Rest Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Old Brazoria Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Brazoria Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Phair Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Phair Cemetery is located in Brazoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phair Cemetery
    • The Phair Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hoskins Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1985956 <1>
  • Providence Baptist Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Providence Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Brazoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Baptist Church Cemetery
    • The Providence Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Providence Cemetery
    • Waldeck Plantation Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2150428 <1>
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Patton Family Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • WC Paradise Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The WC Paradise Cemetery is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for WC Paradise Cemetery
      • The WC Paradise Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Paradise Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2320892 <1>
    • Columbia Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Columbia Cemetery is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Cemetery
      • The Columbia Cemetery has also been known as:
      • West Columbia Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #386227 <1>
    • Restwood Memorial Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Restwood Memorial Park is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Restwood Memorial Park
      • The Restwood Memorial Park has also been known as:
      • Clute Cemetery
      • Eagle Island Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6344 <1>
    • Gulf Coast Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedar Lawn Haven of Rest
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Cedar Lawn Haven of Rest is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lawn Haven of Rest
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cedar Lawn Haven of Rest is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of West Columbia.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2156099 <1>
    • Mims Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Mims Cemetery is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mims Cemetery
      • The Mims Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Zion Temple Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2464768 <1>
    • Oakland Community Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Oakland Community Cemetery is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Community Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakland Community Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Jones Creek.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2156097 <1>
    • Danbury Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • St. Anthonys Catholic Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Anthonys Catholic Cemetery is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthonys Catholic Cemetery
      • The St. Anthonys Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Anthonys Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1982834 <1>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> of the Burrel Chapel Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Burrel Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Bailey's Prairie
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Bailey's Prairie is located in Brazoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey's Prairie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
  • Angleton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Holiday Lakes
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Holiday Lakes is located in Brazoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Lakes
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,225 people
  • Lake Jackson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Brazoria
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Richwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Bastrop Beach
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Bastrop Beach is located in Brazoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bastrop Beach
  • East Columbia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • East Columbia is located in Brazoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Columbia
  • Chenango
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Chenango is located in Brazoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenango
  • Wild Peach Village
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Wild Peach Village is located in Brazoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Peach Village
  • Clute
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Clute is located in Brazoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clute
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,724 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clute <6>
  • West Columbia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Danbury
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jones Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Bonney
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Bonney is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonney
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
    • Oyster Creek
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Oyster Creek is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Creek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,212 people
    • Sweeny
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Velasco
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Velasco is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velasco
    • Rosharon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)

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 Burrel Chapel Cemetery. The following communities are located in Brazoria County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Burrel Chapel 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 Burrel Chapel Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Brazoria 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 Burrel Chapel Cemetery:

    Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #2672

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1353380  (Burrel Chapel Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1353380 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: Brazoria
      • Est. Elev: 8 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Angleton
      • Location given for Burrel Chapel Cemetery:
      • Lat: 29.1371891     Lon: -95.492165
      • 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>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.
    <3>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Brazoria, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <4>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- Burrel Chapel Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <5>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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.