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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:

31.0816, -87.0047

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 Escambia County<2>.

The county seat for Escambia County is located in Brewton. Brewton lies just to the west northwest of the Brown Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Brown Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Brown Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Brantley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Brantley Cemetery is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantley Cemetery
  • Ft. Crawford Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Ft. Crawford Cemetery is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. Crawford Cemetery
  • Travis Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Travis Cemetery is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travis Cemetery
  • Travis Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Travis Creek Cemetery is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travis Creek Cemetery
  • Travis Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Travis Cemetery is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travis Cemetery
  • May Creek Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Baptist Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Baptist Hill Cemetery is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Hill Cemetery
  • Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Pilgrims Rest Cemetery is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
  • Fuqua Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Fuqua Cemetery is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuqua Cemetery
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
  • Union Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
  • Odom Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Odom Cemetery is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odom Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Dixonville Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Dixonville Cemetery is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixonville Cemetery
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
    • Catawba Springs Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Sellersville Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Sellersville Cemetery is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellersville Cemetery
    • Benjamin W. Jernigan Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Benjamin W. Jernigan Cemetery is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benjamin W. Jernigan Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Benjamin W. Jernigan Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the north of Brewton.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2415370 <5>
    • Green Acres Memorial Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Gay Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Gay Cemetery is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Cemetery
    • Henderson Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Henderson Cemetery is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
    • Elim Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Elim Cemetery is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elim Cemetery
    • Still Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Still Cemetery is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Brown Cemetery.

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

  • Riverview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Riverview is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
  • East Brewton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Brewton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Roberts
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Roberts is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
  • Pollard
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Pollard is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
  • Belandville ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Belandville is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belandville
  • Jay
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jay is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <6>
  • Hammac
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Hammac is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammac
  • Castleberry
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Castleberry is located in Conecuh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleberry
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
  • Flomaton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Century
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Century is located in Escambia County (FL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Century
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,873 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Century <6>
  • Bradley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Bradley is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Johnsonville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Johnsonville is located in Conecuh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
    • Brooklyn
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Brooklyn is located in Conecuh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
    • Nymph
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Nymph is located in Conecuh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nymph
    • Otahite ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Otahite is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otahite
    • Jay Villa ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jay Villa is located in Conecuh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay Villa
    • Sparta ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Sparta is located in Conecuh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
      • Sparta has also been known as:
      • Old Sparta
    • Byrneville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Byrneville is located in Escambia County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrneville
    • Lenox
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Range
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Range is located in Conecuh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range

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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Escambia County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Brewton
  • Flomaton
  • Jay
    • Jay lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Brown Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Jay.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
  • Sparta - Historic

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Escambia 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 #114982  (Brown Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #114982 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: Escambia
      • Est. Elev: 28 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Brewton South
      • Location given for Brown Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.0815677     Lon: -87.0046892
      • 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 Escambia, 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.