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A visit to the Brown Cemetery ...


The location of the Brown Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Brown Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Brown Cemetery

Lat:   44.3820°   (44° 22' 55")

Lon:   -69.7192°   (-69° 43' 9")

The Brown Cemetery is located in Kennebec County<2>.

The county seat for Kennebec County is located in Augusta. Augusta lies just to the south southwest of the Brown Cemetery .

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 Maine:
  • Pages specific to Kennebec County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Brown Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 30 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.

    • Sidney
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
      • Sidney is located in Kennebec County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,543 people
    • Augusta
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Vassalboro
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vassalboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vassalboro
      • Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,420 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vassalboro <4>
    • Hallowell
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • North Windsor
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Windsor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Windsor
      • North Windsor is located in Kennebec County
    • South China
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South China have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South China
      • South China is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South China <4>
    • East Vassalboro
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Vassalboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Vassalboro
      • East Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
    • Belgrade
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belgrade have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgrade
      • Belgrade is located in Kennebec County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,150 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belgrade <4>
    • Manchester
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
      • Manchester is located in Kennebec County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,555 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <4>
    • Windsor
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windsor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
      • Windsor is located in Kennebec County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,620 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windsor <4>
    • North Vassalboro
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Vassalboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Vassalboro
      • North Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
    • East Winthrop
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Winthrop have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Winthrop
      • East Winthrop is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Winthrop <4>
    • Continue List   (18 more) ...
      • Farmingdale
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmingdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmingdale
        • Farmingdale is located in Kennebec County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,925 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmingdale <4>
      • South Windsor
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Windsor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Windsor
        • South Windsor is located in Kennebec County
      • Oakland
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
        • Oakland is located in Kennebec County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,341 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakland <4>
      • Gardiner
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Randolph
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randolph have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
        • Randolph is located in Kennebec County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,710 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Randolph <4>
      • North Belgrade
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Belgrade have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Belgrade
        • North Belgrade is located in Kennebec County
      • Winthrop Center
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winthrop Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop Center
        • Winthrop Center is located in Kennebec County
      • Pittston
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittston
        • Pittston is located in Kennebec County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,819 people
      • Coopers Mills
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coopers Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers Mills
        • Coopers Mills is located in Lincoln County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coopers Mills <4>
      • China
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for China have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
        • China is located in Kennebec County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,339 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for China <4>
      • Maranacook
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maranacook
        • Maranacook is located in Kennebec County
      • Palermo
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palermo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
        • Palermo is located in Waldo County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,525 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palermo <4>
      • Branch Mills
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Branch Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Mills
        • Branch Mills is located in Kennebec County
      • Winslow
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winslow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow
        • Winslow is located in Kennebec County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,654 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winslow <4>
      • Waterville
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Belgrade Lakes
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Locks Corner
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locks Corner
        • Locks Corner is located in Kennebec County
      • Readfield
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Readfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readfield
        • Readfield is located in Kennebec County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,586 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Readfield <4>

    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. The following communities are located in Kennebec County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brown Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Brown Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Sibley Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • The Sibley Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
      • The Sibley Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Reynolds - Dyer Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sibley Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90545 <7>
    • Reynolds Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reynolds Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reynolds Cemetery
    • Cummings Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cummings Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cummings Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cummings Cemetery
    • Kling Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kling Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kling Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kling Cemetery
    • Brackett Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brackett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brackett Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brackett Cemetery
    • Wall Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wall Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wall Cemetery
    • Bolton Hill Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bolton Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bolton Hill Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bolton Hill Cemetery
    • Union Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Reynold Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reynold Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Reynold Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reynold Cemetery
    • Lincoln Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lincoln Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lincoln Cemetery
    • Cottle Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cottle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cottle Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cottle Cemetery
    • Townsend Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Townsend Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Townsend Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Townsend Cemetery
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • St. Augustine Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Augustine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Augustine Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Augustine Cemetery
      • Riverside Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Williams Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Williams Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
      • Field Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Field Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Field Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Field Cemetery
      • Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • The Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
        • The Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Maine Mt. Vernon Road Veterans Memorial Cemetery
        • Veterans Memorial Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90186 <7>
      • Coombs Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coombs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Coombs Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coombs Cemetery
      • Mt. Hope Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Hope Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Augusta.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90252 <7>
      • Forest Grove Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • The Forest Grove Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Augusta.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Grove Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #865001 <7>
      • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Vernon Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Augusta.
        • The Mt. Vernon Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Burnt Hill Burying Ground
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2237155 <7>
      • St. Marys Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Augusta.
        • The St. Marys Cemetery has also been known as:
        • St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90512 <7>
      • Fowler Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fowler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Fowler Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fowler Cemetery

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

    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 #563043  (Brown Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #563043 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Vassalboro
      • County: Kennebec         Elev: 64
      • Location given for GNIS #563043 (Brown Cemetery)

    The official website for Kennebec County: www.kennebeccounty.org/

    The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/

    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 Maine's counties, including Kennebec, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Brown Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.3820, Longitude: -69.7192       In this case, the coordinates for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
    <6>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <7>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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