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 #84459).
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:
40.6028, -85.0411
The Brown Cemetery is located in Adams County<2>.
The county seat for Adams County is located in Decatur. Decatur lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the north northeast 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 24 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.
- Alberson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hartford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Westlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Studebaker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- French Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Borris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Borris Cemetery is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borris Cemetery
- Collins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Snow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- MRE Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hoosier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hoosier Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoosier Cemetery
- Beibersteine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Beibersteine Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beibersteine Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Linn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Linn Cemetery is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Cemetery
- Gravel Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Gravel Hill Cemetery is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pound Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Pound Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pound Cemetery
- Bunker Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Moser Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Moser Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moser Cemetery
- Grannand Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Grannand Cemetery is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grannand Cemetery
- Stahl Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Stahl Cemetery is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stahl Cemetery
- West Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The West Grove Cemetery is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grove Cemetery
- Pingrey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Pingrey Cemetery is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pingrey Cemetery
- Bunker Hill Amish Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mazelin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mazelin Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazelin Cemetery
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]<3> of the Brown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Brown Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Linn Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Phenix
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Geneva
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Nottingham
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Berne
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Petroleum
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Petroleum is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Fiat
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bryant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Reiffsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vera Cruz
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Vera Cruz is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera Cruz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Antiville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Pennville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Trinity
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jay City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Coppess Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Honduras
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Travisville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Poneto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Poneto is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poneto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Greenville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Greenville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Pony
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Monroe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bluffton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Keystone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Craigville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Portland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
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 Adams County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Berne
- Bluffton
- Craigville
- Portland
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 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 Indiana:
- Pages specific to Adams 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #84459
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #431596 (Brown Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #431596 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: Adams
- Est. Elev: 264 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Domestic
- Location given for Brown Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.6028237 Lon: -85.0413579
- 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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Adams, 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- 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |