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:
32.9875, -93.0341
The Brown Cemetery is located in Claiborne Parish<1>.
The parish seat for Claiborne Parish is located in Homer. Homer lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the south 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 29 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Brown Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brown Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Teague Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Teague Cemetery is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague Cemetery
- Ware's Chapel UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chalybeate Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Meadows Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Meadows Cemetery is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows Cemetery
- Colquitt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Colquitt Cemetery is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colquitt Cemetery
- Traylor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Traylor Cemetery is located in Columbia County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traylor Cemetery
- Oakes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hightower Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hightower Cemetery is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower Cemetery
- Union Arkansas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Friendship Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Old Haynesville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- New Pine Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The New Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pine Hill Cemetery
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Taylor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Old Pine Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Pine Hill Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Monk Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Monk Cemetery is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monk Cemetery
- Elliott Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Elliott Cemetery is located in Columbia County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Columbia County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Columbia County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Wards Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Adkins Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kendrick Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Kendrick Cemetery is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Jolly Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Jolly Chapel Cemetery is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolly Chapel Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the Brown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Brown Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gordon
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Dodge City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dodge City is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
- Haynesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Emerson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dykesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Summerfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blackburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Homer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Arizona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Shongaloo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Horsehead
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lisbon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Calhoun
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wards Mill ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Wards Mill is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wards Mill
- Scotland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Junction City
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Junction City is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Junction City
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Junction City is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
- Western
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Weldon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Holly Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Macedonia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Blanchard Springs ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Philadelphia
(21 miles [33.8 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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Claiborne Parish.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Emerson
- Haynesville
- Homer
- Junction City
- Magnolia
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Louisiana:
- Pages specific to Claiborne Parish:
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes:
- 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 #1848376 (Brown Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1848376 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
- Parish: Claiborne
- Topo Map Name: Unknown
- Location given for Brown Cemetery:
- Lat: 0 Lon: 0
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Claiborne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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