A visit to the Browns 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 Browns Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Browns Cemetery:
38.3814, -87.9859
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Browns Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Browns Cemetery is located in Edwards County<2>.
The county seat for Edwards County is located in Albion. Albion lies just to the west of the Browns Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Browns Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Browns Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Browns Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wells Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Wells Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- McClane Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The McClane Cemetery is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClane Cemetery
- Albion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Albion Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion Cemetery
- Graceland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- James Hean Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Johns Lutheran Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Freidens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Freidens Cemetery is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freidens Cemetery
- Frieden's Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bone Gap Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Bone Gap Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Gap Cemetery
- Gould Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Gould Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould Cemetery
- Gravet Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Gravet Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravet Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Fortney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Fortney Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortney Cemetery
- Wheeler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Old Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Old Bethel Cemetery is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bethel Cemetery
- Tanquary Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Tanquary Family Cemetery is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanquary Family Cemetery
- The Tanquary Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Tanquary Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108494 <5>
- Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Baptist Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Cemetery
- Bond Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Bond Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bond Cemetery
- Thread Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Thread Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thread Cemetery
- Medler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Medler Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medler Cemetery
- Wanborough Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Wanborough Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanborough Cemetery
- Jacobs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Jacobs Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Cemetery
- St. Sebastian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Browns Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Browns Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Browns
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Red Top
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Red Top is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Top
- Albion
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bellmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bone Gap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Keensburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Grayville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mills Prairie ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mills Prairie is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Prairie
- Ellery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- West Salem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- West Salem is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
- Golden Gate
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Calvin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Calvin is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Griffin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Griffin is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Mount Carmel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Maple Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Grove is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Bennington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bennington is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
- Barrett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Barrett is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
- Marion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Marion is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Lancaster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lancaster is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Parkersburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Patton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Patton is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
- Crossville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Stewartsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stewartsville is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartsville
- Berryville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Berryville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Phillipstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Phillipstown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Adams Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Adams Corner is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Corner
- Orio
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Orio is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orio
- Petersburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Erie
(16 miles [25.7 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 Browns Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Edwards County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Browns Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Albion
- Crossville
- Grayville
- Mount Carmel
- West Salem
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Browns Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Edwards 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 Browns Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #404978 (Browns Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #404978 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: Edwards
- Est. Elev: 120 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bone Gap
- Location given for Browns Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.3814373 Lon: -87.9858663
- 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 Edwards, 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 from Point A (ie- Browns 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. |