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:
37.8501, -89.9607
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 Perry County<2>.
The county seat for Perry County is located in Perryville. Perryville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southeast 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 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Brown Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brown Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Roth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Roth Cemetery is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roth Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Kaskaskia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Kaskaskia Cemetery is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaskaskia Cemetery
- Voelker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Voelker Cemetery is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voelker Cemetery
- Mange Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Mange Cemetery is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mange Cemetery
- Preston Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Preston Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Cemetery
- Hand Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Hand Cemetery is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hand Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Valle Spring Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Hope Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Perryville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #30327 <5>
- St. Marys of the Barrens Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Home Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Home Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Memorial Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Memorial Park is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- St. Boniface Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Boniface Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Boniface Cemetery
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Perryville.
- The Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Immanuel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #29496 <5>
- Nativity Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Nativity Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nativity Cemetery
- Mann Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Mann Cemetery is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mann Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 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:
- Saint Mary
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Dozaville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dozaville is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dozaville
- Lithium
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lithium is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithium
- Ozora
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ozora is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozora
- Minnith
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Minnith is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnith
- Quarry Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Quarry Town is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry Town
- Quarry Town has also been known as:
- Quarrytown
- Kaskaskia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kaskaskia is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaskaskia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
- McBride
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- McBride is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride
- Sereno
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sereno is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sereno
- Menard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- River aux Vases
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- River aux Vases is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River aux Vases
- Former name for River aux Vases:
- Staabtown
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Sainte Genevieve
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Perryville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Marlo ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Marlo is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlo
- Clearwater
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clearwater is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
- Silver Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Silver Lake is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Little Rock Landing ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Little Rock Landing is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Landing
- Ellis Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- New Palestine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Palestine is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Palestine
- Zell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Zell is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zell
- Coffman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Coffman is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffman
- New Offenburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- New Offenburg is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Offenburg
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 Perry County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chester
- Kaskaskia
- Menard
- Perryville
- Sainte Genevieve
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Perry 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 #714763 (Brown Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #714763 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: Perry
- Est. Elev: 191 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lithium
- Location given for Brown Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.8500534 Lon: -89.9606665
- 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 Perry, 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- 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. |