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:
30.9177, -90.1337
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 Washington Parish<2>.
The parish seat for Washington Parish is located in Franklinton. Franklinton lies just to the south southwest of the Brown Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Brown Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brown Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. James Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Winan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Winan Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winan Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Beard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Beard Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Haley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Haley Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley Cemetery
- Moriah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Moriah Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moriah Cemetery
- Curter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Curter Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curter Cemetery
- Fisher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Fisher Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Cemetery
- James Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The James Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Cemetery
- Magee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Magee Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Magee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Magee Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee Cemetery
- Schilling Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Schilling Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schilling Cemetery
- Magee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Magee Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee Cemetery
- Magee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Magee Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee Cemetery
- Star Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Star Hill Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Hill Cemetery
- Warner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Warner Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner Cemetery
- Bickham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Bickham Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickham Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Bickham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Bickham Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickham Cemetery
- Stringfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Stringfield Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringfield Cemetery
- Sweet Home Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Sweet Home Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home Cemetery
- Sweet Rest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Sweet Rest Cemetery is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Rest Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Franklinton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pine is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
- Popeville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Popeville is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popeville
- Mount Hermon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Stoney Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stoney Point is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
- Sunny Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sunny Hill is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
- Smithburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Smithburg is located in Pike County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithburg
- Enon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Enon is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- Tylertown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Wilmer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wilmer is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmer
- Varnado
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bogalusa
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Angie
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Henry City ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Henry City is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry City
- Lees Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lees Creek is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
- Husser
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Folsom
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Twin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Twin is located in Marion County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin
- Kokomo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Osyka
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sun
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sun is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun <5>
- Holmesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Holmesville is located in Pike County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
- Chatawa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chatawa is located in Pike County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatawa
- Kentwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Tangipahoa
(22 miles [35.4 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 Washington 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 begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Washington 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 #542054 (Brown Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #542054 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 79 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Clifton
- Location given for Brown Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.9176824 Lon: -90.1336974
- 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 Washington, 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |