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:
35.9698, -90.9462
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 Lawrence County<2>.
The county seat for Lawrence County is located in Walnut Ridge. Walnut Ridge lies just to the north 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 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.
- Arnold Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Arnold Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Manning Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Manning Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning Cemetery
- Manning Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Manning Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning Cemetery
- Aldridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Aldridge Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldridge Cemetery
- Whittaker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Whittaker Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittaker Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Whitlow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Whitlow Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitlow Cemetery
- Markham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Markham Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markham Cemetery
- Old Military Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Military Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Military Cemetery
- Arbor Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Arbor Grove Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Grove Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
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- Walnut Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Walnut Ridge Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge Cemetery
- Lawrence Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Lawrence Memorial Park is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Memorial Park
- Colberk Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Colberk Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colberk Cemetery
- Austin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Austin Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Cemetery
- Westphal Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Westphal Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphal Cemetery
- Kissee Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Kissee Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kissee Cemetery
- Lauderdale Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Lauderdale Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauderdale Cemetery
- Covington Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Covington Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Jenkins Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Sedgwick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Minturn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Minturn is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minturn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Hoxie
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Walnut Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Egypt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Alicia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Alicia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Bono
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- College City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- College City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College City
- Estimated population in 2016: 506 people
- Portia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cash
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cash is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
- Powhatan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Light
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Light is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Black Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Swifton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Swifton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swifton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
- Philadelphia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Philadelphia is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- O'Kean
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- O'Kean is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Kean
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Manson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Manson is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manson
- Walcott
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Walcott is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walcott
- Finch
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Finch is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finch
- Serene
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Serene is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serene
- Lynn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Centerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Obear ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Obear is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obear
- Jonesboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Skaggs
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Skaggs is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaggs
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 Lawrence County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Jonesboro
- Portia
- Powhatan
- Swifton
- Walnut Ridge
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 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 Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Lawrence 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 #46998 (Brown Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #46998 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: Lawrence
- Est. Elev: 78 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Podo Creek
- Location given for Brown Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.9697943 Lon: -90.9462305
- 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 Arkansas' counties, including Lawrence, 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 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. |