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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Brown Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Brown Cemetery

Lat:   31.5521°   (31° 33' 7")

Lon:   -89.1551°   (-89° 9' 18")

The Brown Cemetery is located in Jones County<2>.

The county seat for Jones County is located in Laurel. Laurel lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north of the Brown Cemetery .

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.

  • Johnson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Jones County
  • Jordan Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jordan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jordan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jordan Cemetery is located in Jones County
  • Pilgrim Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pilgrim Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pilgrim Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pilgrim Cemetery is located in Jones County
  • Odom Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Odom Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Odom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Odom Cemetery is located in Jones County
  • Walters Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walters Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Walters Cemetery is located in Jones County
  • Bynum Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bynum Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bynum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bynum Cemetery is located in Jones County
  • Ellisville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ellisville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ellisville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ellisville Cemetery is located in Jones County
  • Tularosa Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tularosa Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tularosa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Tularosa Cemetery is located in Jones County
  • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Jones County
  • Anderson - Minter Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson - Minter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anderson - Minter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Anderson - Minter Cemetery is located in Jones County
  • Murphy Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Murphy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Murphy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Murphy Cemetery is located in Jones County
  • Tucker Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tucker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tucker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Tucker Cemetery is located in Jones County
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    • Shows Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shows Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shows Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shows Cemetery is located in Jones County
    • Coltins Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coltins Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coltins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Coltins Cemetery is located in Jones County
    • Union Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Jones County
    • Beech Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beech Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beech Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Beech Cemetery is located in Jones County
    • Currie Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Currie Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Currie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Currie Cemetery is located in Jones County
    • Woodlawn Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Jones County
    • Hinton Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hinton Cemetery
      • The Hinton Cemetery is located in Jones County
    • Jordan Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jordan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jordan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jordan Cemetery is located in Jones County
    • Benson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Benson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Benson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Benson Cemetery is located in Jones County
    • Kirland Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kirland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kirland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kirland Cemetery is located in Jones County

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.

  • Ellisville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Ovett
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovett
    • Ovett is located in Jones County
  • Antioch
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
    • Antioch is located in Jones County
  • Laurel
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Service
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Service. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Service
    • Service is located in Jones County
  • Petal
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petal
    • Petal is located in Forrest County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,692 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petal <5>
  • Goodluck
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodluck
    • Goodluck is located in Forrest County
  • Soso
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soso
    • Soso is located in Jones County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
  • Errata
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Errata. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Errata
    • Errata is located in Jones County
  • Lux
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lux
    • Lux is located in Covington County
  • Amy
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amy
    • Amy is located in Jones County
  • Hattiesburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Sandersville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
      • Sandersville is located in Jones County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
    • Mulberry
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mulberry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
      • Mulberry is located in Wayne County
    • Moss
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
      • Moss is located in Jasper County
      • Moss has also been known as:
      • Mossville
    • Richton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Seminary
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seminary have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary
      • Seminary is located in Covington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seminary <5>
    • West Hattiesburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Hattiesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hattiesburg
      • West Hattiesburg is located in Lamar County
    • Hot Coffee
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Coffee
      • Hot Coffee is located in Covington County
    • Stringer
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Whistler
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whistler. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler
      • Whistler is located in Wayne County
    • Kola
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kola
      • Kola is located in Covington County

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 Jones County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brown Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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:

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 #667616  (Brown Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #667616 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Ellisville
    • County: Jones         Elev: 113
    • Location given for GNIS #667616 (Brown Cemetery)

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

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 Jones, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Brown Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.5521, Longitude: -89.1551       In this case, the coordinates for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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