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:
37.5217, -88.0775
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 Hardin County<2>.
The county seat for Hardin County is located in Elizabethtown. Elizabethtown lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west 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 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Brown Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brown Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
- Hobbs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hobbs Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Cemetery
- Beaver Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Beaver Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Cemetery
- Green Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Green Chapel Cemetery is located in Crittenden County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Chapel Cemetery
- Lamb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lamb Cemetery is located in Crittenden County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Cemetery
- Smyrna Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Crittenden County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Shewmaker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Shewmaker Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shewmaker Cemetery
- Hale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Hale Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale Cemetery
- Cave in Rock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cave in Rock Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave in Rock Cemetery
- Duncan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in Crittenden County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Pythian Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pythian Ridge Cemetery is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pythian Ridge Cemetery
- The Pythian Ridge Cemetery has also been known as:
- Knights of Pythias Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #75646 <5>
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Dunn Spring Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Dunn Spring Cemetery is located in Crittenden County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Spring Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Dutton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Dutton Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton Cemetery
- Rutherford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Rutherford Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford Cemetery
- Nunn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Nunn Cemetery is located in Crittenden County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunn Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Michael Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Michael Cemetery is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michael Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 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:
- Lamb
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lamb is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb
- Dekoven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dekoven is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dekoven
- Grangertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grangertown is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangertown
- Saline Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Saline Landing is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline Landing
- Sturgis
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cave-In-Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cave-In-Rock is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave-In-Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Cave-In-Rock has also been known as:
- Cave-In-Rock village
- Sullivan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sullivan is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Rock Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rock Creek is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Blackford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blackford is located in Webster County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackford
- Tolu
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tolu is located in Crittenden County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolu
- West Wheatcroft
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- West Wheatcroft is located in Webster County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wheatcroft
- Old Shawneetown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Old Shawneetown is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Shawneetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Wheatcroft
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Wheatcroft is located in Webster County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatcroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Bowlesville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bowlesville is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlesville
- Elizabethtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sheridan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sheridan is located in Crittenden County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Marion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Marion is located in Crittenden County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,850 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <6>
- Shawneetown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Clay is located in Webster County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,091 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay <6>
- Morganfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Raleigh
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Raleigh is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Karbers Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Chapman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chapman is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Rosiclare
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral City ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral City is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Piney Fork
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Piney Fork is located in Crittenden County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Fork
- Breckinridge Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Breckinridge Center is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckinridge Center
- Flournoy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Flournoy is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flournoy
- Junction
(16 miles [25.7 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 Hardin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cave-In-Rock
- Elizabethtown
- Junction
- Marion
- Morganfield
- Rosiclare
- Shawneetown
- Sturgis
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 helpful 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 Illinois:
- Pages specific to Hardin 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 #404936 (Brown Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #404936 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: Hardin
- Est. Elev: 147 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dekoven
- Location given for Brown Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.5217151 Lon: -88.0775282
- 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 Illinois' counties, including Hardin, 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 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. |