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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:

31.7127, -93.7307

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 Sabine Parish<2>.

The parish seat for Sabine Parish is located in Many. Many lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the southeast 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 24 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Brown Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brown Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Cassel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Cassel Cemetery is located in Sabine Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassel Cemetery
  • Noble Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Noble Cemetery is located in Sabine Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble Cemetery
  • Pauls Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Pauls Cemetery is located in Sabine Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauls Cemetery
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Sabine Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
  • Clyde Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Clyde Cemetery is located in Sabine Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde Cemetery
  • Parrott Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Parrott Cemetery is located in Sabine Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrott Cemetery
  • Linn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Linn Cemetery is located in Sabine Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Cemetery
  • Sardis Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Sardis Cemetery is located in Sabine Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
  • Bossler Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Bossler Cemetery is located in Sabine Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bossler Cemetery
  • Old St. Joseph Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Strong Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • The Strong Cemetery is located in Shelby County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong Cemetery
  • East Hamilton Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • The East Hamilton Cemetery is located in Shelby County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hamilton Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Pollard Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Pollard Cemetery is located in De Soto Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard Cemetery
    • Wimberly Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Wimberly Cemetery is located in Shelby County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimberly Cemetery
    • Sebastian Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Sebastian Cemetery is located in De Soto Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastian Cemetery
    • Latham Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • The Latham Cemetery is located in Shelby County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham Cemetery
    • Bennetts Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Bennetts Cemetery is located in Sabine County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Cemetery
    • Barber Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • The Barber Cemetery is located in De Soto Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber Cemetery
    • Windham Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • McGuire Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The McGuire Cemetery is located in Sabine County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGuire Cemetery
    • Harvey Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Harvey Cemetery is located in Sabine County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey Cemetery
    • Alford Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • The Alford Cemetery is located in Sabine County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford Cemetery
    • Moran - Loving Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • The Moran - Loving Cemetery is located in Sabine County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran - Loving Cemetery
    • Wofed Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • The Wofed Cemetery is located in Sabine Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wofed Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Brown Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Brown Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Noble
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Converse
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Zwolle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Hamlin ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Hamlin is located in Sabine Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
  • Huxley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Huxley is located in Shelby County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
  • Bayou Scie
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Bayou Scie is located in Sabine Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Scie
  • Belmont
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant Hill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Pelican
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Oxford
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Oxford is located in De Soto Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Many
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Many is located in Sabine Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Many
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,667 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Many <6>
  • Geneva
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Negreet
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Marthaville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Stanley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Stanley is located in De Soto Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
    • Campti
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Campti is located in Shelby County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campti
    • Milam
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Butler ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Butler is located in De Soto Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
    • Shelbyville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Fisher
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • South Mansfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • South Mansfield is located in De Soto Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Mansfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
    • Mansfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Logansport
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Rosevine
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Rosevine is located in Sabine County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosevine
    • Florien
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Haslam
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Haslam is located in Shelby County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haslam
    • Africa ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Africa is located in Shelby County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
    • Choice
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Choice is located in Shelby County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choice

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 Sabine Parish.

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 like to start with 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 Louisiana:
  • Pages specific to Sabine 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 #533435  (Brown Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #533435 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: Sabine
      • Est. Elev: 61 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Zwolle
      • Location given for Brown Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.7126721     Lon: -93.7307395
      • 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 Louisiana's parishes, including Sabine, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.