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:
32.7015, -88.2303
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 Sumter County<2>.
The county seat for Sumter County is located in Livingston. Livingston lies just to the south southeast of the Brown Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Brown Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brown Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Old Side Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Old Side Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Side Cemetery
- Roy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Roy Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy Cemetery
- Hutchenson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hutchenson Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchenson Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- McCainville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The McCainville Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCainville Cemetery
- Central Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Central Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Cemetery
- Danner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Danner Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danner Cemetery
- Parker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Eskeridge Pettigrew Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Henagan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Henagan Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henagan Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
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- McInnis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The McInnis Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McInnis Cemetery
- New Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel Cemetery
- Houston Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Houston Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- May Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The May Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Cemetery
- Boney Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Boney Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boney Cemetery
- Boyd Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Boyd Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Cemetery
- Danner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Danner Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danner Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Hawkins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Hawkins Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Sumterville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sumterville is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumterville
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Sledge ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sledge is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledge
- Emelle
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Emelle is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emelle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Epes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Epes is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- Boyd
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Boyd is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Livingston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Miller
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Miller is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- Gainesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gainesville is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Geiger
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Geiger is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geiger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Moore Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Moore Town is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Town
- Boligee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Giles
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Giles is located in Kemper County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles
- Narkeeta ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Narkeeta is located in Kemper County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narkeeta
- Lizzieville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lizzieville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizzieville
- Electric Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Electric Mills is located in Kemper County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electric Mills
- Sucarnoochee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sucarnoochee is located in Kemper County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sucarnoochee
- Porterville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Porterville is located in Kemper County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
- York
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- York is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,218 people
- Former names for York:
- New York Station
- York Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <5>
- Brewersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brewersville is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewersville
- Arrington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arrington is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrington
- Scooba
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coatopa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Coatopa is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatopa
- Binnsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Binnsville is located in Kemper County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binnsville
- West Greene
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Greene is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Greene
- Panola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Panola is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
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 Sumter County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Epes
- Gainesville
- Geiger
- Livingston
- Scooba
- York
- York lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Brown Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for York.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Sumter 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 #114987 (Brown Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #114987 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: Sumter
- Est. Elev: 85 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Epes West
- Location given for Brown Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.7015224 Lon: -88.2303053
- 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 Sumter, 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 drawn 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |