A visit to the Browning 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 Browning Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Browning Cemetery:
38.0226, -88.9898
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Browning Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Browning Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Benton. Benton lies just to the east southeast of the Browning Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Browning Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Browning Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Browning Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Grammer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Grammer Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grammer Cemetery
- Hammond Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hammond Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond Cemetery
- Knight Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Knight Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight Cemetery
- Hickory Corners Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Browning Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Browning Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning Cemetery
- Moser Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Moser Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moser Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Harrison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Harrison Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Wayman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Wayman Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayman Cemetery
- Masonic - Oddfellow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Memorial Park is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
- Franklin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Franklin Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- New Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The New Union Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Union Cemetery
- Rea Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Rea Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rea Cemetery
- County Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The County Farm Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Farm Cemetery
- Drummond Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Drummond Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drummond Cemetery
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Maple Hill Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery
- Bear Point Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Youngblood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Youngblood Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Ward Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Naylor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Naylor Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylor Cemetery
- St. Andrews Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Andrews Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Andrews Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Cypher Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Cypher Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypher Cemetery
- Winemiller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Winemiller Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winemiller Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Browning Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Browning Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rend City
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rend City is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rend City
- West City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- West City is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 626 people
- Valier
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Buckner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Benton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Coello
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- North City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- North City is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
- Christopher
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sesser
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Steel City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Steel City is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel City
- Whittington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mulkeytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Orient
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cambon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cambon is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambon
- Emerson City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Emerson City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson City
- Ewing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fitzgerrell ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fitzgerrell is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerrell
- Zeigler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Plumfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Plumfield is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumfield
- West Frankfort
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- West Frankfort is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Frankfort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,733 people
- Deering City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Deering City is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering City
- Smothersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Smothersville is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smothersville
- Hanaford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hanaford is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanaford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Ina
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ina is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,279 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ina <6>
- Nason
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
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 Browning Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Browning Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Benton
- Christopher
- Ina
- Ina lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Browning Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ina.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ina
- Sesser
- West Frankfort
- Zeigler
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Browning Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Franklin 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 Browning Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #404970 (Browning Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #404970 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: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 136 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rend Lake Dam
- Location given for Browning Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.0225499 Lon: -88.9897937
- 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 Franklin, 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- Browning 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |