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:
42.5223, -85.5131
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 Barry County<2>.
The county seat for Barry County is located in Hastings. Hastings lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the northeast 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 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Brown Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brown Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oakhill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Oakhill Cemetery is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhill Cemetery
- The Oakhill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oak Hill Cemetery
- Orangeville Twp. Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #870884 <5>
- Prairieville Twp. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Messer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Messer Cemetery is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messer Cemetery
- East Martin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The East Martin Cemetery is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Martin Cemetery
- McCallum Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The McCallum Cemetery is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCallum Cemetery
- Jesuit Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Jesuit Cemetery is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesuit Cemetery
- German Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The German Cemetery is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Cemetery
- South Martin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The South Martin Cemetery is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Martin Cemetery
- Cressey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Cressey Cemetery is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cressey Cemetery
- Yankee Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Robbins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Robbins Cemetery is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Cemetery
- Woodside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Woodside Cemetery is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Ives Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Ives Cemetery is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ives Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- The Hillside Cemetery has also been known as:
- Gun Plain Twp. Cemetery
- Gun Plains Twp. Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #724 <5>
- St.s Cyril & Methodius' Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The St.s Cyril & Methodius' Catholic Cemetery is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St.s Cyril & Methodius' Catholic Cemetery
- The St.s Cyril & Methodius' Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St.s Cyril & Methodius Church Cemetery
- Bradley Indian Mission Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Selkirk Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Selkirk Cemetery is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk Cemetery
- Hicks Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Hicks Cemetery is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Cemetery
- Charlotte Dewey Grave
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Charlotte Dewey Grave is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte Dewey Grave
- North Hickory Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brush Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Brush Ridge Cemetery is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Ridge Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Hooper
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hooper is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooper
- Neeley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Neeley is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neeley
- Prairieville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Prairieville is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
- Doster
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Doster is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doster
- Delton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cloverdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cloverdale is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Martin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Plainwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shelbyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Park is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
- Cedar Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cedar Creek is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bradley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bradley is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Watson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Watson is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Otsego
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Richland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Yorkville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Yorkville is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- South Gull Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Gull Lake is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gull Lake
- East Cooper
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- East Cooper is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cooper
- Banfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Banfield is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banfield
- Wayland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Irving
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Irving is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
- Parchment
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dowling
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dowling is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling
- Middleville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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 Barry County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Delton
- Martin
- Middleville
- Otsego
- Parchment
- Plainwell
- Prairieville
- Wayland
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 helpful 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 Michigan:
- Pages specific to Barry 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 #622067 (Brown Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #622067 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: Barry
- Est. Elev: 290 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Orangeville
- Location given for Brown Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.5222574 Lon: -85.5130685
- 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 Michigan's counties, including Barry, 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 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 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. |