A visit to the Bratton 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 Bratton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bratton Cemetery:
37.9976, -79.5614
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bratton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bratton Cemetery is located in Bath County<2>.
The county seat for Bath County is located in Warm Springs. Warm Springs lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Bratton Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bratton Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Bratton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bratton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- The Pines Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Pines Cemetery is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Pines Cemetery
- Green Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Little River Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Little River Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River Cemetery
- Hartbarger Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Hartbarger Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartbarger Cemetery
- Kerrs Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Kerrs Creek Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrs Creek Cemetery
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Immanuel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
- New Monmouth Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The New Monmouth Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Monmouth Cemetery
- Craigsville Memorial Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Warm Springs Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Mt. Mary Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Mary Cemetery is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Mary Cemetery
- Burnsville Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- The Burnsville Cemetery is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Burnsville Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Burnsville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1996808 <5>
- Mt. Moreland Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Moreland Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moreland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Moreland Cemetery is located
- The Mt. Moreland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Moreland Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1983694 <5>
- Old Monmouth Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- The Old Monmouth Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Monmouth Cemetery
- Mt. Herman Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Herman Cemetery is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Herman Cemetery
- Goodbar Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- The Goodbar Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodbar Cemetery
- Union View Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- The Union View Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union View Cemetery
- Collierstown Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- The Collierstown Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collierstown Cemetery
- New Providence Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bratton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bratton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Millboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Goshen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Yost
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Yost is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yost
- Fort Lewis ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fort Lewis is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lewis
- Bath Alum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bath Alum is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Alum
- Kerrs Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Kerrs Creek is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrs Creek
- Craigsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Griffith
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Griffith is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith
- Marble Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Marble Valley is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Valley
- Warm Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Burnsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Burnsville is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Mitchelltown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mitchelltown is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchelltown
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Brownsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Newport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Newport is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- East Lexington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- East Lexington is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lexington
- Pond Gap ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pond Gap is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Gap
- Lexington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bolar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bolar is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolar
- Fairfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Deerfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Deerfield is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Cowardin ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Cowardin is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowardin
- Healing Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Healing Springs is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
- Davis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Davis is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Carloover
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Carloover is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carloover
- Clifton Forge
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Iron Gate
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Iron Gate is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Zollman ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Zollman is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zollman
- Riverside
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Chapin
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Chapin is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
- Clover Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Clover Creek is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Creek
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 Bratton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bath County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bratton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clifton Forge
- Goshen
- Lexington
- Warm Springs
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 Bratton Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Bath 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 Bratton Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1481971 (Bratton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1481971 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: Bath
- Est. Elev: 515 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Millboro
- Location given for Bratton Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.9976279 Lon: -79.5614328
- 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 Virginia's counties, including Bath, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bratton 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. |
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