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:
38.1339, -88.1106
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 White County<2>.
The county seat for White County is located in Carmi. Carmi lies just to the 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 27 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Brown Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brown Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cherry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Cherry Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Cemetery
- Rebstock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Rebstock Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebstock Cemetery
- Hadden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hadden Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadden Cemetery
- Cleveland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Cleveland Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Cemetery
- Kuykendall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Kuykendall Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuykendall Cemetery
- Bryant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Bryant Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Cemetery
- Ralls Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ralls Family Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralls Family Cemetery
- Reib Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Reib Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reib Cemetery
- The Old Graveyard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Miller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Barth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Barth Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barth Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Barth Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Carmi.
- The Barth Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Johns Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104643 <5>
- North Maple Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- St. Polycarp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Polycarp Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Polycarp Cemetery
- Holderby Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jones Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Jones Family Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Family Cemetery
- Bowling Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Bowling Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Cemetery
- Sandhill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Sandhill Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill Cemetery
- Whiting Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Centerville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Centerville Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville Cemetery
- Sumpter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Sumpter Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter Cemetery
- Dawn of Ages Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Maple Ridge Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Young Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Big Prairie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Big Prairie Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Prairie Cemetery
- Hanna Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hanna Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanna Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside 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 Brown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Brown Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Crossville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Carmi
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Phillipstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Phillipstown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Maunie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Calvin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Calvin is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- New Harmony
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Emma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Savah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Savah is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savah
- Grayville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stokes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stokes is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Griffin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Griffin is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Burnt Prairie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Enfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Herald
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Barrett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Barrett is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
- Springerton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Solitude
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Solitude is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Springfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Springfield is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Norris City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oliver
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Oliver is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Stewartsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Stewartsville is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartsville
- Mill Shoals
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ellery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Roland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Roland is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
- New Haven
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Golden Gate
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bungay
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bungay is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bungay
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 White County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carmi
- Crossville
- Enfield
- Grayville
- Maunie
- New Harmony
- New Haven
- Norris City
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 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 White 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 #404938 (Brown Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #404938 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: White
- Est. Elev: 120 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Crossville
- Location given for Brown Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.1339354 Lon: -88.1105917
- 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 White, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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. |
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