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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 #2567450)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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

Lat:   36.7032°   (36° 42' 11")

Lon:   -83.9462°   (-83° 56' 46")

The Brown Cemetery is located in Whitley County<2>.

The county seat for Whitley County is located in Williamsburg. Williamsburg lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Brown Cemetery .

Name Variations for Brown Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Brown Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Wilson Cemetery

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.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 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.

  • McKiddy Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKiddy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKiddy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McKiddy Cemetery is located in Whitley County
  • Lawson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Croley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Croley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Croley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Croley Cemetery is located in Whitley County
  • Siler Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Siler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Siler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Siler Cemetery is located in Whitley County
  • Partin Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jones Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jones Cemetery is located in Whitley County
  • Browns Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Browns Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Browns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Browns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Browns Cemetery is located in Knox County
  • Mays Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Wells Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wells Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wells Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wells Cemetery is located in Whitley County
  • Sears Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Lawson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 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.

  • Siler
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Pearl
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pearl. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
    • Pearl is located in Bell County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Pearl
    • From the Brown Cemetery to Pearl
  • Frakes
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Nevisdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Wheeler
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Louden
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Packard
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Packard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packard
    • Packard is located in Whitley County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Packard
    • From the Brown Cemetery to Packard
  • Warren
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Verne
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Pruden
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Pruden
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Fonde
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Capito
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Capito. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capito
      • Capito is located in Bell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Capito
      • From the Brown Cemetery to Capito
    • Ingram
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ingram. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
      • Ingram is located in Bell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ingram
      • From the Brown Cemetery to Ingram
    • Hamlin Town
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamlin Town have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin Town
      • Hamlin Town is located in Claiborne County (TN)
    • Trosper
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trosper have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trosper
      • Trosper is located in Knox County
    • Saxton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saxton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxton
      • Saxton is located in Whitley County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Saxton
      • From the Brown Cemetery to Saxton
    • Lot
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Clairfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Artemus
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Artemus have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artemus
      • Artemus is located in Knox County
    • Pleasant View
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Red Ash
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Red Ash. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ash
      • Red Ash is located in Whitley County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Red Ash
      • From the Brown Cemetery to Red Ash
    • Fairview
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Morley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Edgewood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
      • Edgewood is located in Bell County
    • Barbourville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barbourville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbourville
      • Barbourville is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,974 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barbourville <7>
    • Emlyn
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)

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 Whitley 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 start 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 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:

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:

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

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 Kentucky's counties, including Whitley, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Brown Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7032, Longitude: -83.9462    
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>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.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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