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:
44.5283, -93.9169
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 Sibley County<2>.
The county seat for Sibley County is located in Gaylord. Gaylord lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the west 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 25 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Brown Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brown Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Anns' Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Anns' Cemetery is located in Le Sueur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anns' Cemetery
- The St. Anns' Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Annes Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83241 <5>
- Schlegel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Schlegel Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schlegel Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Le Sueur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Le Sueur.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82037 <5>
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Sibley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Thomas Cemetery
- The St. Thomas Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Thomas Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2167877 <5>
- Mound Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Church of the Redeemer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Sibley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- German Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The German Cemetery is located in Le Sueur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Cemetery
- Salem German Evangelical Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Sibley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Traver Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Traver Cemetery is located in Sibley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traver Cemetery
- Dresselville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Dresselville Cemetery is located in Le Sueur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresselville Cemetery
- The Dresselville Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Paul's Evangelical Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82175 <5>
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Le Sueur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Weckworth Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Weckworth Cemetery is located in Sibley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weckworth Cemetery
- Evangelical Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sharon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Le Sueur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Thomas Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Thomas Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the east of Le Sueur.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2180779 <5>
- Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Sibley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Arlington Public Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sauer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Sauer Cemetery is located in Nicollet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauer Cemetery
- Ottawa Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- St. John's Evangelical Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Belle Plaine.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960072 <5>
- Oakwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 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:
- Henderson
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Le Sueur
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Saint Thomas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Saint Thomas is located in Le Sueur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
- Belle Plaine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Arlington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ottawa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ottawa is located in Le Sueur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Green Isle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Assumption
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Assumption is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption
- Lexington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lexington is located in Le Sueur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
- Union Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Union Hill is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
- Le Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Peter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Cleveland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Heidelberg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Heidelberg is located in Le Sueur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidelberg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Gotha
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gotha is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotha
- Hamburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hamburg is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
- New Sweden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Sweden is located in Nicollet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden
- Gaylord
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Norwood Young America
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Norwood Young America is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood Young America
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,794 people
- Kasota
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Norwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- New Prague
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Plato
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cordova
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cordova is located in Le Sueur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
- Montgomery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jordan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cologne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Young America
(17 miles [27.4 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 Sibley County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arlington
- Belle Plaine
- Cleveland
- Cologne
- Gaylord
- Green Isle
- Henderson
- Jordan
- Kasota
- Le Center
- Le Sueur
- Montgomery
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Continue List (4 more)
- Norwood
- Saint Peter
- Young America
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 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 Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Sibley 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 #1817685 (Brown Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1817685 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: Sibley
- Est. Elev: 292 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Henderson
- Location given for Brown Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.5282971 Lon: -93.9169109
- 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 Minnesota's counties, including Sibley, 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 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> | 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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