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:
33.0749, -92.8704
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 Union County<2>.
The county seat for Union County is located in El Dorado. El Dorado lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the northeast 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 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Brown Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brown Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- El Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The El Bethel Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Bethel Cemetery
- Jolly Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Jolly Chapel Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolly Chapel Cemetery
- Andrews Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Hope Cemetery is located 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the southwest of El Dorado.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55336 <5>
- Masondia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Masondia Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masondia Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Holly Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Holly Grove Cemetery is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Curtis Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Curtis Grove Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Grove Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Mt. Willie Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Willie Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Willie Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Willie Baptist Church Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southwest of El Dorado.
- The Mt. Willie Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Willie Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55243 <5>
- Union Arkansas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beulah Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Beulah Grove Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Grove Cemetery
- Wesson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Wesson Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesson Cemetery
- Fredonia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Fredonia Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia Cemetery
- Scotland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Scotland Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland Cemetery
- Carroll Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Carroll Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll Cemetery
- Mt. Renia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Renia Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Renia Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Brown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Brown Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Dodge City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dodge City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
- Scotland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Scotland is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Wards Mill ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wards Mill is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wards Mill
- Junction City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Junction City is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Junction City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Junction City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
- Gordon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gordon is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Summerfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Summerfield is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Blanchard Springs ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Blanchard Springs is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard Springs
- Lisbon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lisbon is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Dumas City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dumas City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas City
- El Dorado
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Holly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lillie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Village is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village
- Haynesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Weldon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Weldon is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Spearsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Emerson
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Emerson is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Lisbon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Calhoun
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Calhoun is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Arizona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Arizona is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arizona
- Cane Ridge ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cane Ridge is located in Union Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Ridge
- Pisgah
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pisgah is located in Union Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Norphlet
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Norphlet is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norphlet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 772 people
- Sandy Land
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Land is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Land
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 Union County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- El Dorado
- Emerson
- Haynesville
- Junction City
- Norphlet
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 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 Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Union 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 #60917 (Brown Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #60917 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: Union
- Est. Elev: 72 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wesson
- Location given for Brown Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.0748591 Lon: -92.8704383
- 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 Union, 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. |
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