A visit to the Browns Farm Burial Ground ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Browns Farm Burial Ground. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Browns Farm Burial Ground (FG ID #2183788).
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 Browns Farm Burial Ground ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Browns Farm Burial Ground:
38.9083, -75.6797
The Browns Farm Burial Ground is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the west of Harrington.
The cemetery is located in Kent County<3>.
The county seat for Kent County is located in Dover. Dover lies 19 miles [30.6 km] to the north northeast of the Browns Farm Burial Ground .
Open a Google Map centered on the Browns Farm Burial Ground.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Browns Farm Burial Ground.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Browns Farm Burial Ground, with the nearest first.
- Union Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Union Memorial Cemetery is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Memorial Cemetery
- Burrsville Branch Road Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- White's Methodist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Whiteley Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove Wesleyan Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Todds Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jones Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ames Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Ames Cemetery is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames Cemetery
- Pratt Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tharp Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hollywood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- Spring Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Spring Grove Cemetery is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove Cemetery
- Hopkins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Greensboro Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Greensboro Cemetery is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensboro Cemetery
- Denton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Denton Cemetery is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton Cemetery
- St. Elizabeths Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The St. Elizabeths Cemetery is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Elizabeths Cemetery
- Old St. Lukes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Old St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old St. Lukes Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsville 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 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Browns Farm Burial Ground.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Browns Farm Burial Ground, with the nearest first:
- Brownsville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Vernon
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Andrewsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Whiteleysburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Whiteleysburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hickman
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hickman
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Adamsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Harrington
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Farmington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oil City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Denton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Sandtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Scotts Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Greenwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Felton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Greensboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Village is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Village
- Williamsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Houston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Summerfield Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Summerfield Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield Village
- Viola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Goldsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Banning ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Church Hill Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Church Hill Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill Village
- Willow Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ridgely
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ridgely is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
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 Browns Farm Burial Ground. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kent County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Browns Farm Burial Ground.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Denton
- Denton lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Browns Farm Burial Ground.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Denton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
- Greensboro
- Harrington
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 Browns Farm Burial Ground:
- Pages specific to Delaware:
- Pages specific to Kent 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 Browns Farm Burial Ground:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2183788
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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Browns Farm Burial Ground) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Delaware's counties, including Kent, 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), 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. |