A visit to the Brown Hill 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 Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Brown Hill Cemetery:
33.4393, -88.1884
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Brown Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Brown Hill Cemetery is located in Pickens County<2>.
The county seat for Pickens County is located in Carrollton. Carrollton lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Brown Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Brown Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Brown Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brown Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ethelsville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Ethelsville Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethelsville Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Forest Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Old El Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Strawbridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Strawbridge Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawbridge Cemetery
- Gore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Gore Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore Cemetery
- Thomasson Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Thomasson Family Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasson Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Thomasson Family Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the west of Reform.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2358708 <5>
- Mineral Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Chapel Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Chapel Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Phoenix Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Phoenix Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix Cemetery
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- Beard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Beard Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Rocky Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Rocky Ridge Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge Cemetery
- Andrews Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Baptist Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Martin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Funderburk Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Funderburk Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funderburk Cemetery
- Carden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Carden Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carden Cemetery
- Andrews Chapel Churchyard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Brown Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Brown Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ethelsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ethelsville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethelsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Macedonia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Macedonia is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Stafford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Stafford is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- McShan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- McShan is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McShan
- Coal Fire
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Coal Fire is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Fire
- New Hope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- New Hope is located in Lowndes County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Archer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Archer is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
- Reform
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Millport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fernbank
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fernbank is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbank
- Stansel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stansel is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stansel
- Carrollton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Carrollton is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Bell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bell is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Columbus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pickensville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pickensville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickensville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 572 people
- Kennedy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kennedy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Beaver Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Beaver Town is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Town
- Ashcraft Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Ashcraft Corner is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcraft Corner
- Ravine
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ravine is located in Noxubee County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravine
- Gordo
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Caledonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lubbub
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lubbub is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubbub
- Hightogy
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hightogy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightogy
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 Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pickens County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brown Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carrollton
- Columbus
- Gordo
- Gordo lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Brown Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gordo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordo
- Kennedy
- Millport
- Pickensville
- Reform
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 Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Pickens 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 Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #158797 (Brown Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #158797 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: Pickens
- Est. Elev: 116 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ethelsville
- Location given for Brown Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.4392847 Lon: -88.1883646
- 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 Pickens, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brown Hill 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. |