A visit to the Brown 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 Brown Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Brown Cemetery:
38.8112, -86.2564
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Brown Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Brown Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Brownstown. Brownstown lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east 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 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Brown Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brown Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Stewart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Shoemaker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Shoemaker Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemaker Cemetery
- Hinderlider Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hinderlider Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinderlider Cemetery
- Dodd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Dodd Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodd Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Pollock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Pollock Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollock Cemetery
- Lanning Sput Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Lanning Sput Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanning Sput Cemetery
- Holmes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Holmes Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Cemetery
- Scott - Wray Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sherril Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Sherril Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherril Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Wheeler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Empson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Empson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empson Cemetery
- Harrell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Harrell Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrell Cemetery
- Heighton Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Beem Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beem Cemetery
- Goss Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Goss Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss Cemetery
- Starr Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Starr Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starr Cemetery
- Talbott Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Talbott Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbott Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope 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:
- Fort Ritner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Ritner is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Ritner
- Leesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Leesville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Medora
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Medora is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
- Tunnelton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Tunnelton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnelton
- Bono
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bono is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
- Lawrenceport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrenceport is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceport
- Stonington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stonington is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
- Zelma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Zelma is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zelma
- Vallonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Erie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Erie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Crawford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Crawford is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Norman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Spring Mill Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Mill Village is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mill Village
- Saltillo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Saltillo is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Plattsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Plattsburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
- Kurtz
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Kurtz is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kurtz
- Heltonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Leipsic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leipsic is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsic
- Campbellsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kossuth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kossuth is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
- Mitchell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Smedley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Smedley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smedley
- Brownstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bedford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Claysville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Claysville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Freetown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
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 Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bedford
- Campbellsburg
- Leesville
- Medora
- Mitchell
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 Jackson 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 GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #431599 (Brown Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #431599 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 238 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Tunnelton
- Location given for Brown Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.8111642 Lon: -86.2563738
- 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 Indiana's counties, including Jackson, 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 drawn 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> | 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. |