A visit to the Brown Chapel 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 Chapel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Brown Chapel Cemetery:
31.2213, -90.6498
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Brown Chapel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Brown Chapel Cemetery is located in Amite County<2>.
The county seat for Amite County is located in Liberty. Liberty lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Brown Chapel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Brown Chapel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Brown Chapel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brown Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hebron Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Hebron Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
- Keith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Keith Cemetery is located in Amite County
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- East Fork Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The East Fork Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork Cemetery
- Marsalis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Marsalis Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsalis Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Gardner - McKnight Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Burris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Burris Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burris Cemetery
- Young - Garner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Butler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Gordon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Gordon Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Cemetery
- Barron Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Barron Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barron Cemetery
- Hewitt Gordon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Butler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Gordon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Gordon Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Hughey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hughey Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey Cemetery
- Chandler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Chandler Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Cemetery
- Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Johns Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Cemetery
- Robinson - McElvin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Quin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Quin Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quin Cemetery
- Felder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Felder Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felder Cemetery
- Robertson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Robertson Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Brown Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Brown Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Thompson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Thompson is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- McElveen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- McElveen is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElveen
- Glading
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Glading is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glading
- Huron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Huron is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Brookside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brookside is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Liberty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
- Mount Olive
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Olive is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Bear Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bear Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Town
- McComb
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Summit
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Magnolia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gillsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Gillsburg is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillsburg
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Chatawa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chatawa is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatawa
- O'Neil
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- O'Neil is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neil
- Bacots
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bacots is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacots
- Norfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Norfield is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfield
- Bewelcome
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bewelcome is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bewelcome
- Osyka
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
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 Chapel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Amite County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brown Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Gloster
- Kentwood
- Magnolia
- McComb
- Osyka
- Summit
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 Chapel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Amite 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 Chapel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #685216 (Brown Chapel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #685216 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: Amite
- Est. Elev: 115 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Peoria
- Location given for Brown Chapel Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.2212866 Lon: -90.6498233
- 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 Mississippi's counties, including Amite, 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- Brown Chapel 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |