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:
43.4956, -84.7917
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 Isabella County<2>.
The county seat for Isabella County is located in Mount Pleasant. Mount Pleasant lies just to the north 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 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Brown Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brown Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lincoln Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Irishtown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Irishtown Cemetery is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irishtown Cemetery
- Brady Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Brady Cemetery is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- St. Leo's Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The St. Leo's Cemetery is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Leo's Cemetery
- Sibley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Sibley Cemetery is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley Cemetery
- Seville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Seville Cemetery is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seville Cemetery
- Salt River Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Salt River Cemetery is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt River Cemetery
- St. Vincent de Paul Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Coomer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Coomer Cemetery is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coomer Cemetery
- Chapel Gardens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Wright Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Riverdale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Riverdale Cemetery is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale Cemetery
- Coe Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Coe Cemetery is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coe Cemetery
- Isabella County Poor Farm Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mission Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Mission Creek Cemetery is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Creek Cemetery
- Elm Hall Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Elm Hall Cemetery is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Hall Cemetery
- Chippewa Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Chippewa Twp. Cemetery is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Twp. Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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:
- Crawford
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Crawford is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Strickland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Strickland is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickland
- Summerton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Summerton is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerton
- Shepherd
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Winn
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Winn is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn
- Forest Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Hill is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
- Riverdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Elwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Coe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Coe is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coe
- Mount Pleasant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Vestaburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Vestaburg is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vestaburg
- Elm Hall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Elm Hall is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Hall
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Alembic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Alembic is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alembic
- Alma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Lake is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
- Saint Louis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jordan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jordan is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Wyman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Wyman is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyman
- Oil City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oil City is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Edmore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sumner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sumner is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
- Beal City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Beal City is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beal City
- Rosebush
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lake Isabella
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Isabella is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Isabella
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,688 people
- Lake Isabella has also been known as:
- Lake Isabella village
- Blanchard
(14 miles [22.5 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 Isabella County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alma
- Alma lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Brown Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alma.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Blanchard
- Edmore
- Mount Pleasant
- Riverdale
- Rosebush
- Saint Louis
- Shepherd
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Isabella 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 #622068 (Brown Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #622068 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: Isabella
- Est. Elev: 251 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Riverdale
- Location given for Brown Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.4955864 Lon: -84.7916806
- 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 Isabella, 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 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. |