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:
32.5576, -85.3352
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 Lee County<2>.
The county seat for Lee County is located in Opelika. Opelika lies just to the north 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 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Brown Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brown Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pierce Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Penn Young Gravesite
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Penn Young Gravesite is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Young Gravesite
- Morris Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Chamlee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Chamlee Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamlee Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Garden Hills Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Garden Hills Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Hills Cemetery
- The Garden Hills Cemetery has also been known as:
- Garden Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22950 <5>
- Green Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dupree Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Dupree Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupree Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Jenkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope CME Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The New Hope CME Church Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope CME Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Hope CME Church Cemetery is located in Salem.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2342133 <5>
- Memory Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Memory Hill Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Hill Cemetery
- Rosemere Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Rosemere Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemere Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Watoola Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Watoola Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watoola Cemetery
- Meadows Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Meadows Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 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:
- Beauregard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Beauregard is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
- Chewacla
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Chewacla is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewacla
- Salem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Opelika
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gwen Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gwen Mill is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwen Mill
- Prince Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Prince Crossroads is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince Crossroads
- Marvyn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Marvyn is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvyn
- Auburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hugley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hugley is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugley
- Crawford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Crawford is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Bleecker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bleecker is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bleecker
- Society Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Society Hill is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Society Hill
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Ridgewood Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ridgewood Village is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood Village
- The Bottle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Bottle is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Bottle
- Smith's Station
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Smith's Station is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith's Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,804 people
- Cusseta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Loachapoka
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ladonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ladonia is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladonia
- Blanton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blanton is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
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 Lee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Auburn
- Notasulga
- Opelika
- Phenix City
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Lee 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 #114984 (Brown Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #114984 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: Lee
- Est. Elev: 188 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Parkers Crossroads
- Location given for Brown Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.5576368 Lon: -85.3352222
- 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 Lee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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. |