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 #84450).
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:
39.3167, -87.3470
The Brown Cemetery is located in Vigo County<2>.
The county seat for Vigo County is located in Terre Haute. Terre Haute lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north northwest 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 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Brown Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brown Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Miner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Miner Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miner Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Donham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Donham Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donham Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Hull Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hull Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull Cemetery
- Kester Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Westlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ruggles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Ruggles Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruggles Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Stephens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Stephens Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Stagg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Stagg Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagg Cemetery
- Grandview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Grandview Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Cemetery
- Durham Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Durham Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham Cemetery
- New Harmony Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The New Harmony Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony Cemetery
- West Prairie Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- McKinney Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The McKinney Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Hobmeyer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Hobmeyer Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobmeyer 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:
- Pimento
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Youngstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Farmersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Riley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Riley is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Lewis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Prairieton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Prairieton is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieton
- Prairie Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Prairie Creek is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Creek
- Cory
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shelburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hymera
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hymera is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hymera
- Population from the 2020 Census: 758 people
- Vigo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Scott City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Terre Haute
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Coalmont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Coalmont is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
- Taylorville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Grange Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Swalls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fairbanks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairbanks is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
- Eel River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Saline City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Saline City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
- West Terre Haute
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Art
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Toad Hop
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Ayre
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Clay City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Seelyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Seelyville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seelyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,004 people
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 Vigo County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clay City
- Farmersburg
- Shelburn
- Terre Haute
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Vigo 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: #84450
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #431601 (Brown Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #431601 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: Vigo
- Est. Elev: 182 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lewis
- Location given for Brown Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.3169839 Lon: -87.3469628
- 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 Vigo, 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |