A visit to the Brown Church 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 Church Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Brown Church Cemetery (FG ID #1365441).
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 Church Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Brown Church Cemetery:
41.4263, -88.0742
The Brown Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the northeast of Elwood.
The cemetery is located in Will County<3>.
The county seat for Will County is located in Joliet. Joliet lies just to the north of the Brown Church Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Brown Church Cemetery.
Name Variations for Brown Church Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Brown Church Cemetery has also been known as:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 Church Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brown Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- North Providence Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Troutman Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Joseph Guardian Angels Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- McCune Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Starrs Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Klingler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Zarley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Chicago Road Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Manhattan Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- County Farm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elmhurst Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. John the Baptist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mound Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- St. Peters Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Brown Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Brown Church Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Elwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Manhattan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Preston Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Preston Heights is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Heights
- Rockdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Blodgett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Symerton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ingalls Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ingalls Park is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls Park
- Joliet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wilton Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wallingford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brisbane
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- East Joliet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- East Joliet is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Joliet
- Wilmington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Lenox
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gilletts ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fairmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fairmont is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
- Shorewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Crest Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Channahon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lakewood Shores
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Crystal Lawns
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Crystal Lawns is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lawns
- Minooka
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mokena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lockport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Summerfield
(11 miles [17.7 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 Church Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Will County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brown Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Joliet
- Lockport
- Minooka
- Mokena
- Wilmington
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Church Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Will 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 Church Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #1365441
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1736581 (Brown Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1736581 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: Will
- Est. Elev: 197 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Elwood
- Location given for Brown Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.4261424 Lon: -88.0739453
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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 Church Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Will, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |