Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Browns Corner (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Browns Corner. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Browns Corner ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Browns Corner: Browns Cor. (or less commonly used: Browns Crn.)
- While the name of this community is Browns Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Browns Corner may originally have been Brown's Corner.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Browns Corner might be written as Brown Corner.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Browns Corner. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Browns Corner.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Browns Corner is located in Madison County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Madison County: Jackson, Limestone, Marshall, Morgan, Franklin (TN) & Lincoln (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Browns Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Browns Corner:
- Madison County (The home county of Browns Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Browns Corner, with the one closest to Browns Corner listed first.
- Madison Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Madison Crossroads is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Crossroads
- Toney
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Elkwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Elkwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwood
- Harvest
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jeff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jeff is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
- Hazel Green
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Meridianville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Key's Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Key's Mill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key's Mill
- Monrovia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Monrovia is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monrovia
- Rideout Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rideout Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rideout Village
- Moore's Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Moore's Mill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore's Mill
- Normal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Colbert County
- Garner ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Garner is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Browns Corner, with the one closest to Browns Corner listed first.
- Francisco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Francisco is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Hollytree
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hollytree is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollytree
- Princeton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Princeton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Paint Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Paint Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Beachboro ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Beachboro is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachboro
- Trenton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Estillfork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Estillfork is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estillfork
- Lauderdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Browns Corner, with the one closest to Browns Corner listed first.
- Bethel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bethel is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Confluence
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Confluence is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
- Estep ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Estep is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep
- Limestone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Browns Corner, with the one closest to Browns Corner listed first.
- Wooley Springs ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wooley Springs is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooley Springs
- Caro
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Caro is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caro
- Center Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Center Hill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Ardmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Estaville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Estaville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaville
- Capshaw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Capshaw is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capshaw
- Fairmount
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fairmount is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Pettusville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pettusville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettusville
- Elkmont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hay's Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hay's Mill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay's Mill
- Country Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Country Village is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Athens
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Browns Corner, with the one closest to Browns Corner listed first.
- Bluff City ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bluff City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Decatur
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Decatur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,381 people
- Former names for Decatur:
- Albany
- New Decatur
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <2>
- Lacey's Spring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Moulton Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Moulton Heights is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton Heights
- Valhermoso Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Winton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Winton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton
- Austinville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Austinville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Simpson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Simpson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Burningtree Mountain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Burningtree Mountain is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burningtree Mountain
- Priceville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Russell Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Russell Village is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Village
- Franklin County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Browns Corner, with the one closest to Browns Corner listed first.
- Huntland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Beans Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Beans Creek is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Creek
- Lexie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lexie is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
- Garner Ford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Garner Ford is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 309 people
- Giles County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Browns Corner, with the one closest to Browns Corner listed first.
- Ardmore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elkmont Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Elkmont Springs is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont Springs
- Dickson Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dickson Town is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Town
- Elkton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Elkton is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Wheelerton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wheelerton is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelerton
- Prospect
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Frankewing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bradshaw ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bradshaw is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
- Pisgah
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pisgah is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Aymett Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Aymett Town is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aymett Town
- Stella
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Stella is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Green Field
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Green Field is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Field
- Lawrence County (TN)
- Appleton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Appleton is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Lincoln County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Browns Corner, with the one closest to Browns Corner listed first.
- Cash Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cash Point is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Point
- Coldwater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Coldwater is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Camargo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Camargo is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
- Molino
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Molino is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Park City Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Park City Heights is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,442 people
- Dellrose
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Park City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Park City is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Pearl City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pearl City is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
- Howell Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Howell Hill is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Hill
- Harms
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Harms is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harms
- Clarks Ferry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clarks Ferry is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
- Marshall County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Browns Corner, with the one closest to Browns Corner listed first.
- Delina
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Delina is located in Marshall County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delina
- Talley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Talley is located in Marshall County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley
- Cornersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Yell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Yell is located in Marshall County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yell
- Moore County (TN)
- Lynchburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Browns Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Browns Corner.
Cemeteries Near Browns Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Browns Corner.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Browns Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Browns Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Browns Corner, with the one closest to Browns Corner listed first.
- Ready Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Walls Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bayless Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Madison Crossroads Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Kincaid Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Freeman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Minor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Newby Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Carpenter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Chandler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Golightly Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Continue List (1293 more) ...
- Moore Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Golightly Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Browns Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Browns Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Browns Corner, with the one closest to Browns Corner listed first.
- Madison Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Madison Crossroads is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Crossroads
- Wooley Springs ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wooley Springs is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooley Springs
- Gladstone
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gladstone is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Caro
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Caro is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caro
- Cluttsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cluttsville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cluttsville
- Blanche
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Blanche is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
- Jeff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jeff is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
- Cash Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cash Point is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Point
- Sand Spring ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sand Spring is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Spring
- Fisk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fisk is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisk
- Meridianville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Estaville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Estaville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaville
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Monrovia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Monrovia is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monrovia
- Key's Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Key's Mill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key's Mill
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Browns Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Browns Corner.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Browns Corner:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Madison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Colbert County
- Jackson County
- Lauderdale County
- Limestone County
- Morgan County
- Franklin County
- Giles County
- Lawrence County
- Lincoln County
- Marshall County
- Moore County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Browns Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |