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A visit to the Brown 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 Brown Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Brown Cemetery (FG ID #94340)

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 Brown Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   42.6530°   (42° 39' 10")

Lon:   -91.2010°   (-91° 12' 3")

The Brown Cemetery is located in Clayton County<2>.

The county seat for Clayton County is located in Elkader. Elkader lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the northwest of the Brown Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Brown Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Zion Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Patrick's Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Noggle Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Noggle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Noggle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Noggle Cemetery is located in Clayton County
  • Bolsinger Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hansel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hansel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hansel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hansel Cemetery is located in Clayton County
  • Elk Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Platt Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Graham Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graham Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Graham Cemetery is located in Clayton County
  • Griffith Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Griffith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Griffith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Griffith Cemetery is located in Clayton County
  • Hamlett Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamlett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hamlett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hamlett Cemetery is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94983 <1>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Friedlein Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friedlein Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friedlein Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Friedlein Cemetery is located in Clayton County
    • King Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the King Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the King Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The King Cemetery is located in Clayton County
    • Koenig Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Koenig Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Koenig Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Koenig Cemetery is located in Clayton County
    • Mt. Harmony Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Harmony Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Harmony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Harmony Cemetery is located in Clayton County
    • Ebenezer Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Clayton County
    • St. Peter & Paul Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Myer Property Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Myer Property Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Myer Property Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Myer Property Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
    • Lewis Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lewis Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lewis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lewis Cemetery is located in Clayton County

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.

  • Colesburg
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Holy Cross
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holy Cross have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
    • Holy Cross is located in Delaware County
  • Osterdock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Petersburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Garber
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Garber. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garber
    • Garber is located in Clayton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Garber
    • From the Brown Cemetery to Garber
  • Wood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Luxemburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luxemburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxemburg
    • Luxemburg is located in Dubuque County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
  • Millville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Millville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
    • Millville is located in Clayton County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 29 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Millville
    • From the Brown Cemetery to Millville
  • Elkport
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkport have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkport
    • Elkport is located in Clayton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
  • Greeley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greeley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeley
    • Greeley is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 240 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greeley <7>
  • New Vienna
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Almoral
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Almoral. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almoral
    • Almoral is located in Delaware County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Almoral
    • From the Brown Cemetery to Almoral
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Turkey River
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Oneida
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oneida have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
      • Oneida is located in Delaware County
    • Guttenberg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Edgewood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Holy Cross
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holy Cross have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
      • Holy Cross is located in Dubuque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
    • Cassville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Littleport
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littleport have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleport
      • Littleport is located in Clayton County
    • Earlville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Dyersville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dyersville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyersville
      • Dyersville is located in Dubuque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,441 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dyersville <7>
    • Summit Village Dyersville Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit Village Dyersville Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Village Dyersville Park
      • Summit Village Dyersville Park is located in Dubuque County
    • North Buena Vista
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Buena Vista
      • North Buena Vista is located in Clayton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
    • Glen Haven
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Mederville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)

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 Clayton County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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:

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 #454858  (Brown Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #454858 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Colesburg
    • County: Clayton         Elev: 351
    • Location given for GNIS #454858 (Brown Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #94340

The official website for Clayton County: www.claytoncountyiowa.net/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.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>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Clayton, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Brown Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6530, Longitude: -91.2010    
<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>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.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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