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:
42.0833, -92.8919
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 Marshall County<2>.
The county seat for Marshall County is located in Marshalltown. Marshalltown lies just to the south southwest 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 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Brown Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brown Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Riverside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Soldier's Home Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Iowa River Brethren Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Iowa River Brethren Church Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa River Brethren Church Cemetery
- The Iowa River Brethren Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Iowa River Brethren Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #951271 <5>
- Green Mtn. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Green Mtn. Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mtn. Cemetery
- Prairieville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Prairieville Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville Cemetery
- Bowles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Bowles Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowles Cemetery
- Wallin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Wallin Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallin Cemetery
- Albion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Albion Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion Cemetery
- Marietta Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Marietta Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta Cemetery
- Rose Hill Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rock Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Rock Valley Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Valley Cemetery
- Hixite Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Hixite Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hixite Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Center School Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Center School Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center School Cemetery
- Gaer Ballard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Gaer Ballard Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaer Ballard Cemetery
- Hartland Friends Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Hartland Friends Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland Friends Cemetery
- The Hartland Friends Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hartland Cemetery
- Friends Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Friends Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Friends Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Le Grand.
- The Friends Cemetery has also been known as:
- LeGrand Friends Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1964757 <5>
- Le Grand Friends Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Dodson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Dodson Cemetery is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Cemetery
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Chapel Hill Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill Cemetery
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]<3> of the Brown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Brown Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Marshalltown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Green Mountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Green Mountain is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mountain
- Albion
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Marietta
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Marietta is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Le Grand
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- LaMoille
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- LaMoille is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaMoille
- Luray
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Luray is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Dillon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dillon is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
- Conrad
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Liscomb
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Liscomb is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liscomb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- Haverhill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ferguson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ferguson is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Garwin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Garwin is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Beaman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Beaman is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Dunbar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dunbar is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Montour
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gladbrook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bangor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bangor is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
- State Center Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Malta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Malta is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
- Laurel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Laurel is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Whitten
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Whitten is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitten
- Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
- Clemons
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Clemons is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- State Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Melbourne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gilman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Gilman is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
- Union
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Union is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 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 Brown Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marshall County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Albion
- Beaman
- Conrad
- Gilman
- Gladbrook
- Le Grand
- Marietta
- Marshalltown
- Melbourne
- Montour
- State Center
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Marshall 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 #1997236 (Brown Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1997236 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: Marshall
- Est. Elev: 286 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Marshalltown
- Location given for Brown Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.0833208 Lon: -92.8918665
- 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 Marshall, 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' (or 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- 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. |
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