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:
40.6794, -95.7033
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 Fremont County<2>.
The county seat for Fremont County is located in Sidney. Sidney lies just to the north 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 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Brown Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brown Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Baker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Slusher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Slusher Cemetery is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slusher Cemetery
- Rector Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Rector Cemetery is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rector Cemetery
- Grandview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Grandview Cemetery is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Cemetery
- Austin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Austin Cemetery is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Cemetery
- Frost Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Frost Cemetery is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost Cemetery
- Means Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Means Cemetery is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Means Cemetery
- Buckham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Buckham Cemetery is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckham Cemetery
- Benson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Benson Cemetery is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson Cemetery
- Knox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Knox Cemetery is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Cemetery
- Hume Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hume Cemetery is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
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- Hamburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hamburg Cemetery is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg Cemetery
- Lovelady Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Lovelady Cemetery is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelady Cemetery
- Redd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Redd Cemetery is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redd Cemetery
- Fremont County Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sidney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sidney Cemetery is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney Cemetery
- St. Benedicts Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fowlkes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Riverton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Riverton Cemetery is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton Cemetery
- Abshire Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Abshire Cemetery is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abshire Cemetery
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:
- Payne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Payne is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
- Hamburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sidney
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Riverton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Percival
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nebraska City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Anderson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Anderson is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Thurman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Thurman is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Farragut
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- McPaul
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- McPaul is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPaul
- Wyoming
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Wyoming is located in Otoe County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Julian
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Julian is located in Nemaha County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julian
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Peru
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Watson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Watson is located in Atchison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- High Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- High Creek is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Creek
- Union
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bartlett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bartlett is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Farmers City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Farmers City is located in Atchison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers City
- Randolph
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Randolph is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Tabor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lorton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Dunbar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Rock Bluff
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Bluff is located in Cass County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bluff
- Shenandoah
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Nehawka
(18 miles [29 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 Fremont County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dunbar
- Farragut
- Hamburg
- Julian
- Nebraska City
- Nehawka
- Peru
- Randolph
- Riverton
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Sidney
- Tabor
- Thurman
- Union
- Wyoming
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 either 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 Iowa:
- Pages specific to Fremont 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 #454855 (Brown Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #454855 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: Fremont
- Est. Elev: 290 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sidney
- Location given for Brown Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.6794454 Lon: -95.70333
- 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 Iowa's counties, including Fremont, 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- 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |