A visit to the Brownville 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 Brownville Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Brownville Cemetery:
43.3397, -92.6730
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Brownville Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Brownville Cemetery is located in Mitchell County<2>.
The county seat for Mitchell County is located in Osage. Osage lies just to the west southwest of the Brownville Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Brownville Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brownville Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- St. Peters Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Robbins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Robbins Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- Jenkins Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Jenkins Twp. Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Twp. Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Visitation Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Visitation Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Visitation Cemetery
- Stacyville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Stacyville Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacyville Cemetery
- Osage Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stillwater Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Stillwater Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater Cemetery
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- Wayne Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Wayne Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Cemetery
- Orchard Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Orchard Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Cemetery
- Reckner Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Reckner Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reckner Cemetery
- St. Patrick Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The St. Patrick Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patrick Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Tucker Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Tucker Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
- Howardville Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Howardville Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardville Cemetery
- Union Presbyterian Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks 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 Brownville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Brownville Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Little Cedar
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Little Cedar is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cedar
- New Haven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Haven is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
- Riceville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Osage
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- McIntire
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- McIntire is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Stacyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stacyville is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
- Meyer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Meyer is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyer
- Orchard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Orchard is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Mitchell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mitchell is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Johnsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Johnsburg is located in Mower County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsburg
- Saint Ansgar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Colwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Elma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Toeterville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Le Roy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Floyd
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Deerfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Deerfield is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Taopi
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Taopi is located in Mower County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taopi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Adams
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Alta Vista
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lyle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rudd
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Charles City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Davis Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Davis Corners is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Corners
- Chester
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Carpenter
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Carpenter is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 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 Brownville Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mitchell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brownville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Adams
- Charles City
- Elma
- Elma lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Brownville Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Elma.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elma
- Le Roy
- Lyle
- Lyle lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Brownville Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lyle.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyle
- McIntire
- Mitchell
- Osage
- Osage lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Brownville Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Osage.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Riceville
- Saint Ansgar
- Stacyville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Brownville Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Mitchell 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 Brownville Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1944948 (Brownville Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1944948 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: Mitchell
- Est. Elev: 347 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: New Haven
- Location given for Brownville Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.3396925 Lon: -92.6729643
- 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 Mitchell, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brownville 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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