A visit to the Brown Road 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 Road Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Brown Road Cemetery:
32.1899, -85.4302
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Brown Road Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Brown Road Cemetery is located in Russell County<2>.
The county seat for Russell County is located in Phenix City. Phenix City lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> to the northeast of the Brown Road Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Brown Road Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Brown Road Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brown Road Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Provo Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Provo Cemetery is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provo Cemetery
- Glenford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Glenford Cemetery is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenford Cemetery
- Hurtsboro Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hurtsboro Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurtsboro Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hurtsboro Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Hurtsboro.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #23608 <5>
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Ramah Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Ramah Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramah Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Ramah Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ramah Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2180340 <5>
- Borom Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Borom Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borom Cemetery
- Creek Stand Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Creek Stand Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Stand Cemetery
- Creek Stand Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Creek Stand Cemetery is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Stand Cemetery
- Fellowship Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Fellowship Cemetery is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fellowship Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Midway.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22776 <5>
- Antioch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Jericho Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Jericho Cemetery is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho Cemetery
- Thornton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Thornton Cemetery is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton Cemetery
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- Hayes Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Hayes Hill Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hayes Hill Baptist Church Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Midway.
- The Hayes Hill Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hayes Hill Church Cemetery
- Hayes Hill Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2624942 <5>
- Chapple Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Chapple Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapple Cemetery
- Kendrick Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Kendrick Cemetery is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick Cemetery
- Midway Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Midway Cemetery is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Cemetery
- Spring Hill UMC Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Warrior Stand Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shepherd Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Shepherd Cemetery is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd Cemetery
- Three Notch Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Three Notch Cemetery is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Notch Cemetery
- Seay Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Seay Cemetery is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seay Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Brown Road Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Brown Road Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hurtsboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hurtsboro is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurtsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
- Rutherford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rutherford is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Midway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Midway is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Spring Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Hill is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Three Notch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Three Notch is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Notch
- Hatchechubbee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hatchechubbee is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchechubbee
- Comer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Comer is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Armstrong
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Armstrong is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Pine Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Grove is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Hawkinsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hawkinsville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinsville
- Glenville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Glenville is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Pittsview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Union Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Seale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Society Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Society Hill is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Society Hill
- Fort Davis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Marvyn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Marvyn is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvyn
- Smuteye
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Smuteye is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smuteye
- Hugley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hugley is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugley
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 Road Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Russell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brown Road Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Hurtsboro
- Seale
- Seale lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Brown Road Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Seale.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seale
- Tuskegee
- Union Springs
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 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 Road Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Russell 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 Road Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #114998 (Brown Road Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #114998 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: Russell
- Est. Elev: 95 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hurtsboro
- Location given for Brown Road Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.189872 Lon: -85.4302212
- 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 Russell, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brown Road 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. |
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