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:
31.4888, -90.9159
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 Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Meadville. Meadville lies just to the southeast of the Brown Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Brown Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brown Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bedford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Bedford Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Meadville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Meadville Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville Cemetery
- Sullivan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Sullivan Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan Cemetery
- Legett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Legett Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legett Cemetery
- Hegan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hegan Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hegan Cemetery
- Cameron Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Cameron Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron Cemetery
- Bleecker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Bleecker Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bleecker Cemetery
- Midway Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Providence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Mulkey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mulkey Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulkey Cemetery
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- Byrd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- Smyrna Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna Cemetery
- Cassedy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Cassedy Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassedy Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Grove Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Meadville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #61520 <5>
- Magee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Magee Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee Cemetery
- Partridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Partridge Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridge Cemetery
- Griffin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Griffin Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Cemetery
- Seab Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Seab Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seab Cemetery
- Smiley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Smiley Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiley Cemetery
- Ford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ford Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Cemetery
- Mulkey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mulkey Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulkey Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Montgomery Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Montgomery Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Cemetery
- Zumbro Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Zumbro Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zumbro Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Brown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Brown Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Meadville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bude
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eddiceton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Eddiceton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddiceton
- Roxie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- White Apple
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- White Apple is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Apple
- Hamburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hamburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- O'Neil
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- O'Neil is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neil
- McCall Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Knoxville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Knoxville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Garden City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Garden City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Mount Olive
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Olive is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Rosetta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rosetta is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosetta
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Crosby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brookside
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brookside is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Harriston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fayette
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bewelcome
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bewelcome is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bewelcome
- Caseyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Caseyville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
- Jeannette
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Jeannette is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
- Cobbs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cobbs is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs
- Red Lick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Red Lick is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
- Gloster
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
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 Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fayette
- Gloster
- Hamburg
- Meadville
- Washington
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 either 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 Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Franklin 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 #692725 (Brown Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #692725 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: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 64 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Meadville
- Location given for Brown Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.4887813 Lon: -90.9159348
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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 Mississippi's counties, including Franklin, 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' 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. |