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A visit to the Brown & Smith 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 & Smith Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Brown & Smith Cemetery:

29.9483, -85.0027

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Brown & Smith Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Brown & Smith Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.

The county seat for Franklin County is located in Apalachicola. Apalachicola lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the south of the Brown & Smith Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Brown & Smith Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Brown & Smith Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brown & Smith Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Robertson Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Robertson Cemetery is located in Gulf County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson Cemetery
  • Roberts Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Roberts Cemetery is located in Gulf County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Roberts Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the south of Wewahitchka.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72523 <5>
  • Magnolia Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • The Magnolia Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Magnolia Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Apalachicola.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1184198 <5>
  • Chestnut Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • The Chestnut Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Chestnut Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Apalachicola.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1983198 <5>
  • Eastpoint Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Porters Bar Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Porters Bar Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters Bar Cemetery
  • Jehu Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Jehu Cemetery is located in Gulf County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jehu Cemetery
  • Williamsburg Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Williamsburg Cemetery is located in Gulf County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg Cemetery
  • Nixon Garden Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • The Nixon Garden Cemetery is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon Garden Cemetery
  • Orange Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • The Orange Cemetery is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Cemetery
  • Forest Hill Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Gulf County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Port Saint Joe.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71984 <5>
  • Humility Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • The Humility Cemetery is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humility Cemetery
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    • Old Saint Joseph Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Gulf County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Port Saint Joe.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2191334 <5>
    • Kemp Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Kemp Cemetery is located in Gulf County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Kemp Cemetery is located in Wetappo.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72148 <5>
    • Wetappo Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Wetappo Cemetery is located in Gulf County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetappo Cemetery
    • Sanborn McKenzie Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Woods Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • The Woods Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
    • Farmdale Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • The Farmdale Cemetery is located in Bay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmdale Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Brown & Smith Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Brown & Smith Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Sumatra
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • White City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • White City is located in Gulf County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
  • Bay City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Bay City is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
  • Apalachicola
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Eastpoint
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Wewahitchka
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Central City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Central City is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
  • Lewis
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Lewis is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
  • Port Saint Joe
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Carrabelle
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Wetappo
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Wetappo is located in Gulf County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetappo
  • Marysville
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Marysville is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Lanark Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Estiffanulga
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Estiffanulga is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estiffanulga
    • Mexico Beach
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Kinard
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Curtis Mill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Curtis Mill is located in Wakulla County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Mill
    • Telogia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)

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 & Smith Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Franklin County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brown & Smith Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Brown & Smith Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Florida:
  • Pages specific to Franklin 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 & Smith Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #306686  (Brown and Smith Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #306686 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: Franklin
      • Est. Elev: 4 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Forbes Island
      • Location given for Brown and Smith Cemetery:
      • Lat: 29.9482599     Lon: -85.0026906
      • 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 Florida's counties, including Franklin, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brown & Smith 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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