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:
37.0484, -83.9847
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 Laurel County<2>.
The county seat for Laurel County is located in London. London lies just to the northwest of the Brown Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Brown Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brown Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Whittaker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Whittaker Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittaker Cemetery
- Hopkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Hopkins Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Cemetery
- Queens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Queens Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens Cemetery
- Hale Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hale Family Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale Family Cemetery
- The Hale Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hale Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #74200 <5>
- Phelps Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Phelps Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps Cemetery
- Levi Jackson Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Freeman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Hyde Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hyde Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Cemetery
- Merrimac Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Merrimac Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac Cemetery
- Sasser Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Sasser Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sasser Cemetery
- McFadden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The McFadden Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFadden Cemetery
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Joe Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Joe Jones Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joe Jones Cemetery
- Cumberland Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Scott Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Scott Chapel Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Chapel Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Taylor Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southeast of London.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76241 <5>
- Providence Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Providence Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Providence Baptist Church Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east of London.
- The Providence Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Providence Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1444998 <5>
- Hoskins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hoskins Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskins Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Magee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Magee Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Magee Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the south of London.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2741375 <5>
- Owsley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Owsley Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owsley Cemetery
- Helton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Helton Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton Cemetery
- Powell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- Blanton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Blanton Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton Cemetery
- Cobb Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Cobb Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Cemetery
- Tuttle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Tuttle Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuttle Cemetery
- Gregory Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Gregory Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory 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:
- Lily
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lily is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
- Marydell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Marydell is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
- Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lake is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Sublimity City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sublimity City is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublimity City
- Dorthae
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dorthae is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorthae
- Hopewell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Gray
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Maplesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Maplesville is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplesville
- Crane Nest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crane Nest is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Nest
- Bush
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bush is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- London
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Corbin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- North Corbin is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Corbin
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Corbin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Woollum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Woollum is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woollum
- Keavy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Keavy is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keavy
- Girdler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Girdler is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdler
- Urban
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Urban is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urban
- Pittsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pittsburg is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Woodbine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodbine is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
- Cannon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cannon is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Larue
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Larue is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larue
- Heidrick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Heidrick is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidrick
- Hima
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hima is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hima
- Fogertown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fogertown is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fogertown
- Benge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Benge is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benge
- East Bernstadt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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. The following communities are located in Laurel County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Laurel 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 #510944 (Brown Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #510944 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: Laurel
- Est. Elev: 393 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Blackwater
- Location given for Brown Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.0484237 Lon: -83.9846511
- 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 Kentucky's counties, including Laurel, 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. |
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