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. 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:
36.7032, -83.9462
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on 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:
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)
- The McKiddy Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKiddy Cemetery
- Lawson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Croley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Croley Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croley Cemetery
- Siler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Siler Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siler Cemetery
- Partin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Browns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Browns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Browns Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Cemetery
- Mays Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wells Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wells Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Cemetery
- Sears Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lawson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Henderson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
- Partin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Owens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Owens Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Powers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Powers Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Cemetery
- John A. Partin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Partin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Partin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Chenoa Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Head Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Mays Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ketchen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Ketchen Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchen Cemetery
- Killian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Killian Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 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)
- 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)
- Bryants Store
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Louden
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Packard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Fonde
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Capito
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ingram
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hamlin Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hamlin Town is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin Town
- Trosper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Trosper is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trosper
- Saxton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- 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)
- Artemus is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artemus
- Pleasant View
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Red Ash
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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)
- Edgewood is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Barbourville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- 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 first turn to 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:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Whitley 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: #2567450
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 things 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. |