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The location of the Brown Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Brown Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

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

Lat:   40.7770°   (40° 46' 37")

Lon:   -89.7754°   (-89° 46' 31")

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

The county seat for Peoria County is located in Peoria. Peoria lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Brown Cemetery .

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 Peoria County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Brown Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 28 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.

    • Edwards
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Hanna City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Norwood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
      • Norwood is located in Peoria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 447 people
    • Pottstown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottstown
      • Pottstown is located in Peoria County
    • Dunlap
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Brimfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brimfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimfield
      • Brimfield is located in Peoria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brimfield <4>
    • Trivoli
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trivoli have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trivoli
      • Trivoli is located in Peoria County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trivoli <4>
    • Bellevue
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellevue have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
      • Bellevue is located in Peoria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,037 people
    • West Peoria
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Peoria have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peoria
      • West Peoria is located in Peoria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,418 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Peoria <4>
    • Keller
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keller have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller
      • Keller is located in Peoria County
    • Elmwood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Monica
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monica
      • Monica is located in Peoria County
    • Continue List   (16 more) ...
      • Bartonville
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Peoria Heights
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Princeville
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeville
        • Princeville is located in Peoria County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,663 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeville <4>
      • Peoria
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Mossville
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mossville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
        • Mossville is located in Peoria County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mossville <4>
      • Wesley
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wesley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
        • Wesley is located in Tazewell County
      • East Peoria
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Peoria
        • East Peoria is located in Tazewell County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,344 people
        • Former name for East Peoria:
        • Hilton
      • Laura
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Yates City
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yates City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates City
        • Yates City is located in Knox County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 641 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yates City <4>
      • Farmington
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • North Pekin
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pekin
        • North Pekin is located in Tazewell County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,530 people
        • Former name for North Pekin:
        • Radio City
      • Creve Coeur
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creve Coeur
        • Creve Coeur is located in Tazewell County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,109 people
        • Former name for Creve Coeur:
        • Wesley City
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creve Coeur <4>
      • Trailpark Gardens
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trailpark Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trailpark Gardens
        • Trailpark Gardens is located in Tazewell County
      • Bay View Gardens
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay View Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View Gardens
        • Bay View Gardens is located in Woodford County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
      • Spring Bay
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Bay
        • Spring Bay is located in Woodford County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
      • Edelstein
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edelstein have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edelstein
        • Edelstein is located in Peoria County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edelstein <4>

    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 Peoria County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    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.<5>

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

    • St. Patrick's Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patrick's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Patrick's Cemetery is located in Peoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patrick's Cemetery
    • Jubilee Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jubilee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jubilee Cemetery is located in Peoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jubilee Cemetery
    • Cottonwood Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cottonwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cottonwood Cemetery is located in Peoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cottonwood Cemetery
    • Lutheran Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Peoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lutheran Cemetery
    • Oak Hill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Peoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
    • Koerner Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Koerner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Koerner Cemetery is located in Peoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Koerner Cemetery
    • Walker Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Walker Cemetery is located in Peoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker Cemetery
    • Southport Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Southport Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Southport Cemetery is located in Peoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Southport Cemetery
    • Texas Station Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Texas Station Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Texas Station Cemetery is located in Peoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Texas Station Cemetery
    • Cameron Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cameron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cameron Cemetery is located in Peoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cameron Cemetery
    • Christ Episcopal Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christ Episcopal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Christ Episcopal Cemetery is located in Peoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christ Episcopal Cemetery
    • Dickeson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dickeson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dickeson Cemetery is located in Peoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dickeson Cemetery
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Calvary Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Peoria County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
      • Swan Lake Memory Gardens
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swan Lake Memory Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Swan Lake Memory Gardens is located in Peoria County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swan Lake Memory Gardens
      • Brimfield Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brimfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Brimfield Cemetery is located in Peoria County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brimfield Cemetery
      • Lehigh Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lehigh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Lehigh Cemetery is located in Peoria County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lehigh Cemetery
      • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Peoria County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      • Smithville Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smithville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Smithville Cemetery is located in Peoria County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smithville Cemetery
      • Perria County Farm Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perria County Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Perria County Farm Cemetery is located in Peoria County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perria County Farm Cemetery
      • Pottstown Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pottstown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pottstown Cemetery is located in Peoria County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pottstown Cemetery
      • Resurrection Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Resurrection Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Resurrection Cemetery is located in Peoria County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Resurrection Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 #1959209  (Brown Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1959209 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: Oak Hill
      • County: Peoria         Elev: 197
      • Location given for GNIS #1959209 (Brown Cemetery)

    The official website for Peoria County: www.co.peoria.il.us/

    The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

    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 Peoria, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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: 40.7770, Longitude: -89.7754       In this case, the coordinates for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.




 

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