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The location of the Brown Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Brown Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Brown Cemetery

Lat:   41.5167°   (41° 31' 0")

Lon:   -85.6989°   (-85° 41' 56")

The Brown Cemetery is located in Elkhart County<2>.

The county seat for Elkhart County is located in Goshen. Goshen lies just to the west northwest of the Brown Cemetery .

Establishment of the Brown Cemetery ...

The Brown Cemetery was established in 1866.

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 Brown Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Indiana:
  • Pages specific to Elkhart County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Brown Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • 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.

    • Millersburg
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
      • Millersburg is located in Elkhart County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 950 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millersburg <4>
    • Benton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
      • Benton is located in Elkhart County
    • Ligonier
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ligonier have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ligonier
      • Ligonier is located in Noble County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,411 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ligonier <4>
    • Bainter Town
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bainter Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainter Town
      • Bainter Town is located in Elkhart County
    • New Paris
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Paris
      • New Paris is located in Elkhart County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Paris <4>
    • Syracuse
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Syracuse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
      • Syracuse is located in Kosciusko County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,856 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Syracuse <4>
    • Wawasee Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wawasee Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wawasee Village
      • Wawasee Village is located in Kosciusko County
    • Goshen
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goshen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
      • Goshen is located in Elkhart County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,168 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goshen <4>
    • Cromwell
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Topeka
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Milford Junction
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Junction
      • Milford Junction is located in Kosciusko County
    • Milford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
      • Milford is located in Kosciusko County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,551 people
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • Indian Village
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
        • Indian Village is located in Noble County
      • Middlebury
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middlebury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebury
        • Middlebury is located in Elkhart County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,608 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middlebury <4>
      • Kimmell
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kimmell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmell
        • Kimmell is located in Noble County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kimmell <4>
      • Wawaka
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Cosperville
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosperville
        • Cosperville is located in Noble County
      • Foraker
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foraker
        • Foraker is located in Elkhart County
      • Gravelton
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gravelton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelton
        • Gravelton is located in Elkhart County
      • Shipshewana
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shipshewana have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipshewana
        • Shipshewana is located in LaGrange County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 731 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shipshewana <4>
      • Southwest
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southwest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest
        • Southwest is located in Elkhart County
      • North Webster
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Webster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Webster
        • North Webster is located in Kosciusko County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,161 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Webster <4>
      • Wilmot
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
        • Wilmot is located in Noble County
      • Dunlap
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunlap have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
        • Dunlap is located in Elkhart County
      • Leesburg
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
        • Leesburg is located in Kosciusko County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 546 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leesburg <4>
      • Bristol
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bristol have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
        • Bristol is located in Elkhart County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,697 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <4>

    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 Elkhart County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brown Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Brown Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brown Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Hire Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hire Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hire Cemetery is located in Elkhart County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hire Cemetery
    • Clinton Union Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clinton Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Clinton Union Cemetery is located in Elkhart County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clinton Union Cemetery
    • Jackson Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jackson Cemetery is located in Elkhart County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
    • Nisley Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nisley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Nisley Cemetery is located in Elkhart County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nisley Cemetery
    • Weybright Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weybright Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Weybright Cemetery is located in Kosciusko County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weybright Cemetery
    • Sugar Grove - Salem Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Sugar Grove - Salem Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Sugar Grove - Salem Cemetery is located in LaGrange County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sugar Grove - Salem Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the southeast of Topeka.
      • The Sugar Grove - Salem Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Salem Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sugar Grove - Salem Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2326273 <7>
    • Cripe Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cripe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cripe Cemetery is located in Elkhart County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cripe Cemetery
    • Elkhart Prairie Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elkhart Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Elkhart Prairie Cemetery is located in Elkhart County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elkhart Prairie Cemetery
    • Sparklin Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Baintertown Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • New Paris Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Syracuse Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Shobe Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shobe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Shobe Cemetery is located in Noble County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shobe Cemetery
      • Maple Grove Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in LaGrange County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Maple Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Topeka.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85781 <7>
      • Gerber Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • The Gerber Cemetery is located in LaGrange County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Gerber Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Topeka.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gerber Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85115 <7>
      • Schrock Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Schrock Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • The Schrock Cemetery is located in LaGrange County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Schrock Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southeast of Topeka.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schrock Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2722049 <7>
      • Miller Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Miller Cemetery is located in Elkhart County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
      • Violett Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • The Violett Cemetery is located in Elkhart County
        • The Violett Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Waterford Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Violett Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87250 <7>
      • Byers Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Byers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Byers Cemetery is located in Kosciusko County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Byers Cemetery
      • Oak Park Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • The Oak Park Cemetery is located in Noble County
        • The Oak Park Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Ligonier Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Park Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86199 <7>
      • Eden Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • The Eden Cemetery is located in LaGrange County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Eden Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Topeka.
        • The Eden Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Topeka UMC Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eden Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84908 <7>
      • Hawpatch Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • The Hawpatch Cemetery is located in LaGrange County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hawpatch Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Topeka.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hawpatch Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85311 <7>
      • Townline Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • The Townline Cemetery is located in LaGrange County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Townline Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the southeast of Topeka.
        • The Townline Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Townline Mennonite Church Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Townline Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87173 <7>
      • Eldridge Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eldridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Eldridge Cemetery is located in Elkhart County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eldridge Cemetery
      • Forest Grove Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Forest Grove Cemetery is located in Elkhart County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Grove Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 #431607  (Brown Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #431607 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Millersburg
      • County: Elkhart         Elev: 270
      • Location given for GNIS #431607 (Brown Cemetery)

    The official website for Elkhart County: www.elkhartcountyindiana.com/

    The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

    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 Indiana's counties, including Elkhart, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Brown Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5167, Longitude: -85.6989       In this case, the coordinates for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
    <7>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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