Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Browns Grove (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Browns Grove. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Browns Grove ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Browns Grove: Browns Grv.
- While the name of this community is Browns Grove, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Browns Grove may originally have been Brown's Grove.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Browns Grove might be written as Brown Grove.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Browns Grove is primarily located in Calloway County. A portion of Browns Grove extends into Graves County.
To see how the shape of Kentucky's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Calloway County: Graves, Marshall, Trigg, Henry (TN) & Stewart (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Browns Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Browns Grove:
- Calloway County (The home county of Browns Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Browns Grove, with the one closest to Browns Grove listed first.
- Protemus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Protemus is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protemus
- Harris Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harris Grove is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Grove
- Kirksey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kirksey is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksey
- Murray
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Almo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Almo is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almo
- Hazel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dexter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dexter is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- New Providence
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Providence is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- New Concord
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ballard County
- Lovelaceville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lovelaceville is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelaceville
- Carlisle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Browns Grove, with the one closest to Browns Grove listed first.
- Kirbyton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kirbyton is located in Carlisle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbyton
- Milburn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Milburn is located in Carlisle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburn
- Cunningham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Browns Grove, with the one closest to Browns Grove listed first.
- Fulton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Cayce
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cayce is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
- Graves County
- The following are listed by their distance from Browns Grove, with the one closest to Browns Grove listed first.
- Farmington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Farmington is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Tri City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tri City is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tri City
- Bell City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bell City is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Lynnville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lynnville is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
- Sedalia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mayfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pryorsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pryorsburg is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryorsburg
- Wingo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Westplains
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Westplains is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westplains
- Hickory
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- West Viola
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- West Viola is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Viola
- Water Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Boaz
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hickman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Browns Grove, with the one closest to Browns Grove listed first.
- Fulgham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Fulgham is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulgham
- Spring Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Spring Hill is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Clinton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Moscow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Moscow is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Browns Grove, with the one closest to Browns Grove listed first.
- Ledbetter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Grand Rivers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lake City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lake City is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Browns Grove, with the one closest to Browns Grove listed first.
- Hardin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Benton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dogtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dogtown is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Olive
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Olive is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Scale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Scale is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scale
- Fairdealing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fairdealing is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdealing
- Aurora
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sharpe
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Sharpe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpe
- Tatumsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Tatumsville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatumsville
- Calvert City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Calvert City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,509 people
- Calvert City has also been known as:
- Calvert
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calvert City <2>
- Gilbertsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- McCracken County
- The following are listed by their distance from Browns Grove, with the one closest to Browns Grove listed first.
- Krebs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Krebs is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
- Reidland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Reidland is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidland
- Oakdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Oakdale is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Hendron
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hendron is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendron
- Lone Oak
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lone Oak is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Massac
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Massac is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac
- Henry County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Browns Grove, with the one closest to Browns Grove listed first.
- Puryear
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Puryear is located in Henry County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puryear
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Cottage Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Conyersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Conyersville is located in Henry County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conyersville
- Mandels ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mandels is located in Henry County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandels
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,349 people
- Whitlock
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Whitlock is located in Henry County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitlock
- New Boston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- New Boston is located in Henry County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Paris
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- India
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- India is located in Henry County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India
- Mount Vista ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Vista is located in Henry County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vista
- Oak Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Henry County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,703 people
- Oakland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Henry County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Henry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Obion County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Browns Grove, with the one closest to Browns Grove listed first.
- South Fulton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- McConnell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- McConnell is located in Obion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell
- Pierce Station
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pierce Station is located in Obion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Station
- Weakley County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Browns Grove, with the one closest to Browns Grove listed first.
- Latham
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Latham is located in Weakley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- Dunlap ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Dunlap is located in Weakley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,068 people
- Ore Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Ore Springs is located in Weakley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore Springs
- Tumbling
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Tumbling is located in Weakley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumbling
- Dresden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ralston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ralston is located in Weakley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
- Gleason
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Martin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Terrell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Terrell is located in Weakley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Browns Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Browns Grove.
Cemeteries Near Browns Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Browns Grove.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Browns Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Browns Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Browns Grove, with the one closest to Browns Grove listed first.
- Brush Island Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bazzell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Oakland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Young Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Burnetts Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Andrus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Doran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Overby Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Farmington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Yarbrough Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lassiter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (931 more) ...
- Jackson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wade Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Watson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Browns Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Browns Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Browns Grove, with the one closest to Browns Grove listed first.
- Coldwater
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Coldwater is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Farmington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Farmington is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Harris Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harris Grove is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Grove
- Backusburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Backusburg is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Backusburg
- Lynnville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lynnville is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
- Sedalia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kirksey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kirksey is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksey
- Cuba
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cuba is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Boydsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Boydsville is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boydsville
- Murray
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Stubblefield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Stubblefield is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubblefield
- Mayfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hazel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wadesboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wadesboro is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadesboro
- Dexter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dexter is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Browns Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Browns Grove.
Newspapers Published in Browns Grove ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around Browns Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Browns Grove, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Browns Grove.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Browns Grove:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Calloway County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ballard County
- Carlisle County
- Fulton County
- Graves County
- Hickman County
- Livingston County
- Marshall County
- McCracken County
- Henry County
- Obion County
- Weakley County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Browns Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Browns Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |