A visit to the Brannon 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 Brannon Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Brannon Cemetery:
39.0998, -80.7718
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Brannon Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Brannon Cemetery is located in Gilmer County<2>.
The county seat for Gilmer County is located in Glenville. Glenville lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Brannon Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Brannon Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brannon Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Keister Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Keister Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keister Cemetery
- Big Run Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Big Run Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run Cemetery
- Pt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Pt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Leason Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Leason Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leason Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Halderman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Halderman Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halderman Cemetery
- Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Grove Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Cemetery
- Auburn Community Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Auburn Community Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Community Cemetery
- The Auburn Community Cemetery has also been known as:
- Auburn Cemetery
- Troy - IOOF Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Troy - IOOF Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy - IOOF Cemetery
- The Troy - IOOF Cemetery has also been known as:
- Troy - IOOF Cemetery
- Carder Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Carder Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carder Cemetery
- Hurst Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hurst Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurst Cemetery
- St. Clara Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Clara Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Clara Cemetery
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- Redemption Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Redemption Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redemption Cemetery
- South Branch East Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Horn Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Horn Creek Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Horn Creek Baptist Church Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Newberne.
- Farnsworth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Hart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Hart Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Cemetery
- Woofter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Woofter Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woofter Cemetery
- Bush Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Bush Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush Cemetery
- Alice Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Alice Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice Cemetery
- Rock Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Rock Grove Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Grove Cemetery
- Rock Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Rock Grove Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Grove Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
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 Brannon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Brannon Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Conings
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Conings is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conings
- Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Grove is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Hurst
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hurst is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurst
- Saint Clara
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Saint Clara is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clara
- Auburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Auburn is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Troy
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Troy is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Vadis
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Vadis is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vadis
- Newberne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Newberne is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberne
- Alice
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Alice is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Alum Bridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alum Bridge is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Bridge
- Baldwin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Baldwin is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Coldwater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Coldwater is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Market
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Market is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Market
- Lawford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lawford is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawford
- Avon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Avon is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Berea
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Berea is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- New Milton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Glenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Truebada
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Truebada is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truebada
- Camden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Camden is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
- Pullman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pullman is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Slab
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Slab is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab
- Burnt House
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Burnt House is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt House
- Sand Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sand Fork is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Fork
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- De Kalb
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- De Kalb is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
- West Union
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Duckworth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Duckworth is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckworth
- Miletus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Miletus is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miletus
- Smithburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Smithburg is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithburg
- Avondale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Avondale is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
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 Brannon Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Gilmer County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brannon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Brannon Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Gilmer 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 Brannon Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1536309 (Brannon Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1536309 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: Gilmer
- Est. Elev: 302 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Auburn
- Location given for Brannon Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.09981 Lon: -80.7717692
- 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 West Virginia's counties, including Gilmer, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brannon 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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