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:
39.9750, -87.5284
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 Vermillion County<2>.
The county seat for Vermillion County is located in Newport. Newport lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southeast 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 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Brown Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brown Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Underwood Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- McKendree Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The McKendree Cemetery is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKendree Cemetery
- Whitlock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Whitlock Cemetery is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitlock Cemetery
- The Whitlock Cemetery has also been known as:
- Liberty Cemetery
- Mose Reid Cemetery
- Patrick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Patrick Cemetery is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick Cemetery
- Groenendyke Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Groenendyke Cemetery is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groenendyke Cemetery
- Hughes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
- Elwood Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Elwood Church Cemetery is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood Church Cemetery
- The Elwood Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Elwood Friends Cemetery
- Eugene Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Isle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Isle Cemetery is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle Cemetery
- Bock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Bock Cemetery is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bock Cemetery
- Locket Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Locket Cemetery is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locket Cemetery
- Yankee Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Yankee Point Cemetery is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Point Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Colliers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Colliers Cemetery is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colliers Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Colliers Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the east of Ridge Farm (IL).
- The Colliers Cemetery has also been known as:
- Humrick Cemetery
- Niccum Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Niccum Cemetery is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niccum Cemetery
- Sandusky Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sandusky Cemetery is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky Cemetery
- Forest Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Forest Park Cemetery is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park Cemetery
- Georgetown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Georgetown Cemetery is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown Cemetery
- Sharon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Sharon Cemetery is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Cemetery
- The Sharon Cemetery has also been known as:
- Martha Smith Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Silver Island Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
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 Brown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Brown Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cayuga
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Eugene
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Eugene is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugene
- Meeks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Meeks is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks
- Georgetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Olivet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Olivet is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Vermilion Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vermilion Grove is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilion Grove
- Perrysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gessie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gessie is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gessie
- Westville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Busenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Busenville is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busenville
- Ridge Farm
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rileysburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rileysburg is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rileysburg
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Belgium
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Belgium is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgium
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Newport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tree Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tree Spring is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tree Spring
- Tilton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tilton is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,655 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tilton <6>
- Indianola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Raven
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Raven is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Dana
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dana is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
- Catlin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Catlin is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,899 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catlin <6>
- Scottland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Scottland is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottland
- Danville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Harveysburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Harveysburg is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveysburg
- Foster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Foster is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Newell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Newell is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- West Union
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- West Union is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Kingman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Covington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Baltimore ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Baltimore is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
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 Vermillion County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Catlin
- Cayuga
- Covington
- Danville
- Newport
- Perrysville
- Ridge Farm
- Tilton
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 professional and volunteer 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 Vermillion 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 #431602 (Brown Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #431602 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: Vermillion
- Est. Elev: 197 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Humrick
- Location given for Brown Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.9750373 Lon: -87.5283512
- 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 Vermillion, 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 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. |