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:
38.9900, -94.1616
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 Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Independence. Independence lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Brown Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 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.
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Grain Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Grain Valley Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grain Valley Cemetery
- Corn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Corn Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Cemetery
- The Corn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Henry Corn Cemetery
- Webb Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Webb Family Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Family Cemetery
- Valley Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Purdee Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Koger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Koger Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koger Cemetery
- Corn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Corn Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Cemetery
- Sni Mills Holiness Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Sni Mills Holiness Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sni Mills Holiness Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sni Mills Holiness Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the south of Oak Grove.
- Perdue Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Perdue Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue Cemetery
- Gosney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Gosney Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosney Cemetery
- Ferguson Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Ferguson Family Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ferguson Family Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Bates City.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2465330 <5>
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- St. Clair Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The St. Clair Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Clair Cemetery
- Alley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Alley Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alley Cemetery
- Bates City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mecklin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mecklin Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecklin Cemetery
- Chiddix Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Chiddix Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiddix Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Bridges Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Bridges Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridges Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Shore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Shore Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shore Cemetery
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]<3> of the Brown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Brown Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Oak Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sni Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sni Mills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sni Mills
- Grain Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bates City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lake Lotawana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hicks City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hicks City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks City
- Cockrell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cockrell is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockrell
- Lone Jack
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lake Tapawingo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lake Tapawingo is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tapawingo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
- Lake City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lake City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Buckner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lake Lafayette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lake Lafayette is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lafayette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 340 people
- Napoleon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Napoleon is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Levasy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Levasy is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levasy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Odessa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Waterloo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Waterloo is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Adams
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Adams is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Lee's Summit
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Unity Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Unity Village is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Greenwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wellington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Little Blue
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Little Blue is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Blue
- Sibley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Baldwin Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Baldwin Park is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 96 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 Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blue Springs
- Buckner
- Greenwood
- Odessa
- Pleasant Hill
- Wellington
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 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 Missouri:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 #714767 (Brown Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #714767 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 255 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Tarsney Lakes
- Location given for Brown Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.9900073 Lon: -94.1616133
- 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 Missouri's counties, including Jackson, 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 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. |