A visit to the Brown 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 Brown Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Brown Cemetery:
31.4149, -87.9053
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Brown Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Brown Cemetery is located in Clarke County<2>.
The county seat for Clarke County is located in Grove Hill. Grove Hill lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Brown Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Brown Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brown Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cortelyou Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Cortelyou Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortelyou Cemetery
- Lewis Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Mt. Shady Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Shady Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Shady Cemetery
- Mt. Gillard Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Forman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Forman Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forman Cemetery
- Pine Crest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Pine Crest Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest Cemetery
- McKenzie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The McKenzie Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenzie Cemetery
- Leroy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Leroy Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy Cemetery
- Wagarville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Wagarville Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagarville Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Fields Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Fields Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Clearwater Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Clearwater Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater Cemetery
- Williams Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Williams Family Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Williams Family Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Wagarville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2443090 <5>
- Sunflower Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Sunflower Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- New Canaan MB Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The New Canaan MB Church Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canaan MB Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Canaan MB Church Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northeast of Carlton.
- The New Canaan MB Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Canaan Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1105956 <5>
- Parker Bell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Parker Bell Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Bell Cemetery
- Stave Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Stave Creek Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stave Creek Cemetery
- St. Union - Mt. Stoney Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Brown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Brown Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rockville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rockville is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Carson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Carson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
- Prestwick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Prestwick is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestwick
- Sunflower
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sunflower is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
- Carlton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leroy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Leroy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
- Jackson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wagarville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bassetts Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bassetts Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassetts Creek
- Stave Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Stave Creek is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stave Creek
- Alma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Alma is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Walker Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Hawthorn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hawthorn is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorn
- McIntosh
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gainestown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Gainestown is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainestown
- Saint Stephen's
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Toddtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Toddtown is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddtown
- Little River
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hobson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hobson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson
- Malcolm
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Malcolm is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
- Salitpa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Salitpa is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salitpa
- Barlow Bend
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Barlow Bend is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow Bend
- Winn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Winn is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn
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 Brown Cemetery. The following communities are located in Clarke County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 helpful 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 Brown Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Clarke 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 Brown Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #133587 (Brown Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #133587 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: Clarke
- Est. Elev: 42 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Prestwick
- Location given for Brown Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.4148884 Lon: -87.9052765
- 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 Alabama's counties, including Clarke, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brown 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |