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A visit to the Brown Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Brown Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Brown Cemetery (FG ID #104903).

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:

38.5115, -88.2857

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

The county seat for Wayne County is located in Fairfield. Fairfield lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> 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 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Brown Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Fitch Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Fitch Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitch Cemetery
  • Barth Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Barth Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barth Cemetery
  • Scott Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Scott Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
  • Crews Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Crews Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crews Cemetery
  • Evangelical Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Evangelical Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evangelical Cemetery
  • Locust Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Locust Grove Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove Cemetery
  • Laird Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Laird Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird Cemetery
  • Posey Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Posey Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey Cemetery
  • Walker Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Walker Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
  • McKendrie Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The McKendrie Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKendrie Cemetery
  • Traverse Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Traverse Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traverse Cemetery
  • Moutray Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Moutray Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moutray Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Wells Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Wells Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Cemetery
    • Vernon Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Vernon Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Cemetery
    • Williams Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Zif Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Zif Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zif Cemetery
    • Wright Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Wright Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
    • Buckeye Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Buckeye Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye Cemetery
    • Hearn Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Hearn Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearn Cemetery
    • South Toms Prairie Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 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:

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 Wayne County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Brown Cemetery: