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:
42.0245, -71.2745
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 Norfolk County<2>.
The county seat for Norfolk County is located in Dedham. Dedham lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the north northeast 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 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Brown Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brown Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Shepardville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Shepardville Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepardville Cemetery
- Quaker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Quaker Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Cemetery
- Spring Brook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Rock Hill Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill Cemetery
- Wrentham Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wrentham Center Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrentham Center Cemetery
- The Wrentham Center Cemetery has also been known as:
- Center Cemetery
- Wrentham Trinity Episcopal Church Burial Ground
- Wrentham Trinity Episcopal Church Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #WRE.800 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #270816 <6>
- Gerould Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Gerould Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerould Cemetery
- The Gerould Cemetery has also been known as:
- Great Plain Cemetery
- South Burial Ground Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Plainville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Plainville Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Purchase Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Mansfield.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91613 <6>
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Morse Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Morse Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse Cemetery
- Sheldonville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Sheldonville Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldonville Cemetery
- The Sheldonville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Burnt Swamp Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #WRE.801 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91701 <6>
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Old Kirk Yard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Old Kirk Yard Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Kirk Yard Cemetery
- The Old Kirk Yard Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Second Parish Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188145 <6>
- Norton Common Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Babbit Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Babbit Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babbit Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #NRT.800 <5>
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Norton Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Newcomb Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Newcomb Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomb Cemetery
- Josiah Newcomb Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Josiah Newcomb Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josiah Newcomb Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Josiah Newcomb Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southeast of Mansfield.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91294 <6>
- Francis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Francis Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis Cemetery
- St. Francis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Francis Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Walpole.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91000 <6>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Brown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Brown Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mansfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mansfield is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,539 people
- Plainville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Plainville is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,280 people
- Foxborough
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Foxborough is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,398 people
- North Foxboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- North Foxboro is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Foxboro
- North Attleboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Attleboro is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Attleboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,470 people
- Attleboro Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Attleboro Falls is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro Falls
- East Mansfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- East Mansfield is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mansfield
- Wrentham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wrentham is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrentham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,083 people
- Pondville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pondville is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville
- Attleboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Attleboro is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 45,444 people
- Chartley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Chartley is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartley
- Norton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Norton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,983 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- South Walpole
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- South Walpole is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Walpole
- Sheldonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sheldonville is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldonville
- Burnt Swamp Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner
- Burnt Swamp Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner
- Arnold Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arnold Mills is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Mills
- Attleborough City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Attleborough City is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleborough City
- Dodgeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dodgeville is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- Briggs Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Briggs Corner is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs Corner
- Norfolk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Norfolk is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,938 people
- Furnace Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Furnace Village is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
- Acorn Terrace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Acorn Terrace is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Terrace
- Franklin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,711 people
- Sharon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sharon is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,864 people
- Walpole
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Walpole is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walpole
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,582 people
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 Norfolk County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Attleboro
- Foxborough
- Franklin
- Mansfield
- North Attleboro
- Sharon
- Walpole
- Wrentham
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 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 Massachusetts:
- Pages specific to Norfolk 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 GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #599467 (Brown Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #599467 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
- County: Norfolk
- Est. Elev: 50 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wrentham
- Location given for Brown Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.0245434 Lon: -71.274498
- 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 Massachusetts' counties, including Norfolk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' 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> | The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net.
When visiting the MACRIS website, you might encounter their page requiring the 'Acceptance of Terms'. With your acceptance, you'll be transfered to the desired page.
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| <6> | 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. |