A visit to the Brownsville Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Brownsville Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Brownsville Cemetery (FG ID #2165297)
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Brownsville Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Brownsville Cemetery
Lat: 35.6101° (35° 36' 36")
Lon: -92.0630° (-92° 3' 46")
The cemetery is located in Cleburne County<3>.
As an estimate, the Brownsville Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the west of Greers Ferry.
The county seat for Cleburne County is located in Heber Springs. Heber Springs lies just to the south southeast of the Brownsville Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Brownsville Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brownsville Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lancaster-Verser Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sipes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Everett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Decker Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sunny Slope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Old Everett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Shiloh Crossroads Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chastain Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Knapp Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knapp Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knapp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Knapp Cemetery is located in Stone County
- Copper Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Ridge Union Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Antioch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Harris Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Friendship North Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Smartt Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cove - Kendall Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cove - Kendall Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cove - Kendall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Cove - Kendall Cemetery is located in Cleburne County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cove - Kendall Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the east of Heber Springs.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #53562 <1>
- Mt. Olive Valley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cleburne County Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Heber Springs City Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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] of the Brownsville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Brownsville Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Greers Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Shiloh ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shiloh. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Shiloh is located in Cleburne County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Shiloh
- From the Brownsville Cemetery to Shiloh
- Prim
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Drasco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Miller ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Miller. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- Miller is located in Cleburne County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Miller
- From the Brownsville Cemetery to Miller
- Tumbling Shoals
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ida
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ida have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
- Ida is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ida <7>
- Edgemont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgemont have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemont
- Edgemont is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgemont <7>
- Higden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Heber Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wolf Bayou
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Chalk ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chalk have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk
- Chalk is located in Van Buren County
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- Fairfield Bay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pearson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Wilburn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Concord
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Yuba
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Yuba. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
- Yuba is located in Cleburne County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Yuba
- From the Brownsville Cemetery to Yuba
- Eglantine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Shirley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shirley have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Shirley is located in Van Buren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shirley <7>
- Rainbow Island
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Almond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Almond. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Almond is located in Cleburne County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Almond
- From the Brownsville Cemetery to Almond
- Marcella
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marcella have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcella
- Marcella is located in Stone County
- Pleasant Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove is located in Stone County
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 Brownsville Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cleburne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brownsville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Heber Springs
- Pangburn
- Quitman
- Shirley
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 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 Brownsville Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Cleburne County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Brownsville Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Brownsville Cemetery:
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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. |
<2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Brownsville Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6101, Longitude: -92.0630 |
<3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Cleburne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
<4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<6> | 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. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |