A visit to the Brown Hill 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 Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Brown Hill Cemetery:
32.1007, -90.1809
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Brown Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Brown Hill Cemetery is located in Rankin County<2>.
The county seat for Rankin County is located in Brandon. Brandon lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the northeast of the Brown Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Brown Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Brown Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brown Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sinai Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Sinai Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinai Cemetery
- Clear Branch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Clear Branch Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mountain Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Enoch Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Enoch Grove Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enoch Grove Cemetery
- Florence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Florence Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence Cemetery
- Cleary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Cleary Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleary Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Terry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Terry Cemetery is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry Cemetery
- Wesleyanna Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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- Benevolent Society Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Benevolent Society Cemetery is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benevolent Society Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Benevolent Society Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Terry.
- The Benevolent Society Cemetery has also been known as:
- Society Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57944 <5>
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
- Rexford Methodist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Rexford Methodist Church Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexford Methodist Church Cemetery
- The Rexford Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rexford Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #762049 <5>
- Morning Star Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Goodhope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Goodhope Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodhope Cemetery
- Briar Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Briar Hill Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Hill Cemetery
- Richland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Richland Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Cemetery
- McGowen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The McGowen Cemetery is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGowen Cemetery
- Bridges Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Bridges Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridges Cemetery
- Star Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Star Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Brown Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Brown Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Whites
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Whites is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- Clear Branch
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Clear Branch is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch
- King
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- King is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Alonzo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Alonzo is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alonzo
- Florence
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Terry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Byram
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Richland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Choctaw Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Choctaw Village is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Village
- Hopewell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hopewell is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Pearson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pearson is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Crystal Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Greenfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greenfield is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Pearl
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Midway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Midway is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Braxton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Braxton is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Jackson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Palestine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Palestine is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Georgetown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Georgetown is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Thompsonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Thompsonville is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Brandon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Flowood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cato
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cato is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
- Raymond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
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 Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rankin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brown Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brandon
- Crystal Springs
- Jackson
- Pearl
- Pearl lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Brown Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Pearl.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Raymond
- Terry
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Rankin 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 Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #708997 (Brown Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #708997 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: Rankin
- Est. Elev: 103 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Whites
- Location given for Brown Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.1007075 Lon: -90.1809202
- 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 Rankin, 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 Hill 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. |
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