Brick Chapel Cemetery

The Brick Chapel Cemetery has about 3,000 burials and is divided into several different sections.

The maps included in this file are rough hand drawn maps which are generally easier to read than the original maps

Block 1 starts about 150 feet north of the church. The southwest corner of block one is 56 feet south of the main entrance of the cemetery.

Block one runs 156 feet east from the above point, then north for just over 200 feet.

The northwest corner of block one is about 135 feet north of the main entrance of the cemetery.

Note that the southern portion of block one is south of the drive coming into the cemetery east from the main entrance.

Block 2 is east of block one and is about 156 feet from east to west and just over 200 feet from north to south.

Note that the southern portion of block two is south of the drive coming into the cemetery from the east entrance.

Block 2 is also split by the western portion of the circular drive inside of the cemetery.

Block 3 is north of block 2 and is about 156 feet from east to west and about 232 feet from north to south.

Note that block 3 actually runs about 16 feet north of the northern fence of the cemetery.

Block 4 is in the northwest corner of the cemetery, bound by block one to the south and block three to the east.

Block 4 is about 156 feet from east to west and about 232 feet from north to south. Part of block 4 is also north of the fence.

It is pretty easy to distinguish between blocks 1, 2, 3 and 4. There is a ten foot open space at the boundaries of these blocks.

There is a small white marker at the point where these blocks intersect. There is also a large maple tree at the northern end of the cemetery which divides block 3 and 4.

Block 5 is at the northeast corner of the cemetery and is about 156 feet east to west and about 232 feet north to south.

Block 5 is divided by the east driveway within the cemetery.

Block 6 is south of block 5 and is about 156 feet from east to west and just over 200 feet from north to south.

Note that block 6 is split by the east driveway within the cemetery and that a portion of block 6 is south of the driveway coming east of the main entrance.

It is not as easy to distinguish the boundaries of blocks 2, 3, 5 and 6. There is a small concrete marker about 156 feet east of the marker dividing

blocks 1, 2, 3 and 4 which is a little south of a tree.

Block 23 is south of block 6 and is about 72 feet from east to west and a little over 100 feet from north to south.

The western edge of block 23 ends near the foot of the small hill.

Block 24 is south of block 23 and is about 100 feet from east to west and 156 feet from north to south.

Block 25 is southeast of the church and is about 230 feet from east to west and about 75 feet from north to south.

Block 25 is bound to the north by the Bridges Survey and to the south by the county road. The entrance at the southeast corner of the cemetery is

also the southeast corner of block 25.

The Bridges Survey contains the older stones in the cemetery. The Bridges Survey is generally north and east of the church, except for

block 18 which is just north of the church.

Block 18 is just north of the church. The southern boundary of block 18 is about ten feet north of the church and runs east from the northwest corner of the church

to about 15 feet west of the northeast corner of the church. This section is easily distinguished from the stones in Bridges Survey as the burials are more recent.

Blocks 20, 21 and 22 are between the drive west of the church and US 231, with block 20 at the south end, block 21 in the middle and block 22 at the north end.

The southern boundary of block 20 is the southern end of the property along the county road at the church's billboard.

The northern boundary of block 20, and the southern boundary of block 21, is at the north edge of the two large cedar trees northwest of the church.

The northern boundary of block 21, and the southern boundary of block 22, is west of the main entrance of the church.

Block 22 is from the main entrance of the church to the northwest corner of the property.

The blocks are divided into 18 feet sections, except for blocks 20, 21 and 22 which are laid out in 10 feet squares.

We have included detailed maps of the blocks and sections of this cemetery. These maps include references to the GPS coordinates of the cemetery.

If you are trying to locate a particular tombstone in this cemetery we recommend you find the listing in the index of that person and note the block

and section where that individual is buried. Then find the map for that block and note where the section is. If you have a hand held GPS devise, it

is rather easy to find a burial by further noting the coordinates noted on the map.

Note that the Bridges Survey was never properly plotted. The sections generally correspond with the rows of tombstones and are numbered from west to east.

To give order to this portion of the cemetery, we read these rows form north to south, numbering each stone in the rows correspondingly.

This methodology would allow one to locate a tombstone in this portion of the cemetery without too much difficulty, particularly if the GPS coordinates are used.

Note that many of the tombstones in this part of the cemetery are old and difficult, if not impossible to read. We have made a diligent effort to ensure the accuracy

of the readings, but truly apologize if we have misread the names or dates of the really old stones. If you have information ascertaining the accuracy of the

pertinent information from family history or other records, please let us know. We went to a lot of trouble researching census records and other

records to attempt to ensure the accuracy of the information provided, but it is literally impossible to read all of the older stones with complete accuracy.