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A visit to the Brinkley 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 Brinkley Cemetery ...

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

36.5643, -76.5597

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

Open a Google Map centered on the Brinkley Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> of the Brinkley Cemetery.<3>

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

  • Winslow Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Winslow Cemetery is located in Gates County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow Cemetery
  • Mathias Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Mathias Cemetery is located in Gates County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathias Cemetery
  • Riddick Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Riddick Cemetery is located in Suffolk City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddick Cemetery
  • Jones Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Jones Cemetery is located in Gates County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
  • Skeeter Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Skeeter Cemetery is located in Suffolk City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skeeter Cemetery
  • Badger Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Badger Cemetery is located in Suffolk City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger Cemetery
  • Barrett Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Barrett Cemetery is located in Suffolk City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett Cemetery
  • Rabey Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Rabey Cemetery is located in Suffolk City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabey Cemetery
  • Whitehead Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Whitehead Cemetery is located in Suffolk City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehead Cemetery
  • Duke Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Duke Cemetery is located in Suffolk City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke Cemetery
  • Riddick Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Riddick Cemetery is located in Suffolk City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddick Cemetery
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Rawles Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Rawles Cemetery is located in Suffolk City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawles Cemetery
    • Rosemont Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Rosemont Cemetery is located in Suffolk City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont Cemetery
    • Cedar Hill Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Suffolk City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
      • The Cedar Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Green Hill Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49746 <4>
    • Oak Lawn Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Oak Lawn Cemetery is located in Suffolk City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lawn Cemetery
    • Holly Lawn Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Holly Lawn Cemetery is located in Suffolk City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Lawn Cemetery
    • Zion UMC Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Riddick Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • The Riddick Cemetery is located in Gates County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddick Cemetery
    • Wallaceton Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • The Wallaceton Cemetery is located in Chesapeake City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallaceton Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Wallaceton Cemetery is located
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2634619 <4>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Brinkley Cemetery.

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

  • Corapeake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Holly Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Holly Grove is located in Gates County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
  • Savage
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Savage is located in Gates County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
  • Whaley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Whaley is located in Suffolk City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
  • Whaleyville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Whaleyville is located in Suffolk City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaleyville
  • Russell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Russell is located in Suffolk City
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  • Sunbury
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Acorn Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Acorn Hill is located in Gates County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Hill
  • Willeyton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Willeyton is located in Gates County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willeyton
  • Manning
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Manning is located in Suffolk City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
  • Horseshoe
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Horseshoe is located in Camden County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe
  • Suffolk
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Gates
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Kilby
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Kilby is located in Suffolk City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilby
    • Reynoldson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Reynoldson is located in Gates County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldson
    • Muddy Cross
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Muddy Cross is located in Gates County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Cross
    • Holland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Holland is located in Suffolk City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
    • Pittmantown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Pittmantown is located in Suffolk City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittmantown
    • Roduco
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Roduco is located in Gates County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roduco
    • White Oak
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • White Oak is located in Gates County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
    • Gatesville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Mitchells Fork
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Mitchells Fork is located in Gates County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchells Fork
    • Mintonsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Mintonsville is located in Gates County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mintonsville
    • Hobbsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Hobbsville is located in Gates County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbsville
    • South Mills
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Wilroy
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Wilroy is located in Suffolk City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilroy

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 Brinkley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in .

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brinkley Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Brinkley Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Virginia:
  • 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 Brinkley Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1478267  (Brinkley Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1478267 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
      • : Suffolk (city)
      • Est. Elev: 18 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Corapeake
      • Location given for Brinkley Cemetery:
      • Lat: 36.5643187     Lon: -76.5596722
      • 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>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- Brinkley Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <3>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.
    <4>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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