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A visit to the Brown Cemetery ...


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:   39.5742°   (39° 34' 27")

Lon:   -90.9260°   (-90° 55' 33")

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

The county seat for Pike County is located in Pittsfield. Pittsfield lies just to the east northeast of the Brown Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Pike 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 19 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.

    • Summer Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
      • Summer Hill is located in Pike County
    • El Dara
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Dara have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Dara
      • El Dara is located in Pike County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Dara <4>
    • Rockport
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Martinsburg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
      • Martinsburg is located in Pike County
    • Pittsfield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Pleasant Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Pike County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 903 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hill <4>
    • Louisiana
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Time
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Time have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Time
      • Time is located in Pike County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
    • New Salem
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
      • New Salem is located in Pike County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
    • Baylis
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baylis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baylis
      • Baylis is located in Pike County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baylis <4>
    • Barry
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • New Canton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
      • New Canton is located in Pike County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
    • Continue List   (7 more) ...
      • Nebo
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Detroit
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
        • Detroit is located in Pike County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
      • Ashburn
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashburn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburn
        • Ashburn is located in Pike County (MO)
        • Population from the 2010 Census: 52 people
      • Clarksville
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
        • Clarksville is located in Pike County (MO)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <4>
      • Milton
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
        • Milton is located in Pike County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <4>
      • Griggsville
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griggsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griggsville
        • Griggsville is located in Pike County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,125 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Griggsville <4>
      • Kinderhook
        (15 miles [24.1 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 Pike 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 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Brown Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Shinn Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shinn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shinn Cemetery is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shinn Cemetery
    • Prairie Mound Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Mound Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Prairie Mound Cemetery is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Mound Cemetery
    • Taylor - Martin Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor - Martin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Taylor - Martin Cemetery is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor - Martin Cemetery
    • Summer Hill Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Summer Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Summer Hill Cemetery is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Summer Hill Cemetery
    • Ifner Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ifner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ifner Cemetery is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ifner Cemetery
    • Brokaw Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brokaw Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brokaw Cemetery is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brokaw Cemetery
    • Wombles Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wombles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wombles Cemetery is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wombles Cemetery
    • Petty Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Petty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Petty Cemetery is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Petty Cemetery
    • Miller Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Miller Cemetery is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
    • Adams Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Adams Cemetery is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adams Cemetery
    • Moomey Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moomey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Moomey Cemetery is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moomey Cemetery
    • Bald Bluff Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bald Bluff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bald Bluff Cemetery is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bald Bluff Cemetery
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Black Oak Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Black Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Black Oak Cemetery is located in Pike County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Black Oak Cemetery
      • Tamsett Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tamsett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Tamsett Cemetery is located in Pike County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tamsett Cemetery
      • Pursley Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pursley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pursley Cemetery is located in Pike County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pursley Cemetery
      • Hornback Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hornback Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hornback Cemetery is located in Pike County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hornback Cemetery
      • Taylor Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Pike County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
      • Rockport Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rockport Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Rockport Cemetery is located in Pike County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rockport Cemetery
      • Waggoner Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waggoner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Waggoner Cemetery is located in Pike County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waggoner Cemetery
      • Lowder Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lowder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Lowder Cemetery is located in Pike County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lowder Cemetery
      • Goodin Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goodin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Goodin Cemetery is located in Pike County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goodin Cemetery
      • Pittsfield West Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pittsfield West Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pittsfield West Cemetery is located in Pike County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pittsfield West 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 #1725367  (Brown Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1725367 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: Summer Hill
      • County: Pike         Elev: 214
      • Location given for GNIS #1725367 (Brown Cemetery)

    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 Pike, 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- ) 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: 39.5742, Longitude: -90.9260       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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