A visit to the Browning 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 Browning Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Browning Cemetery:
34.2548, -89.6459
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Browning Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Browning Cemetery is located in Lafayette County<2>.
The county seat for Lafayette County is located in Oxford. Oxford lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northeast of the Browning Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Browning 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 Browning Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Browning Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Camp Ground Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Camp Ground Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Ground Cemetery
- Springdale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Springdale Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale Cemetery
- Ship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Ship Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ship Cemetery
- Pleasant Green Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Palestine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Palestine Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine Cemetery
- Clear Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Clear Creek Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek Cemetery
- Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Pilgrim Rest Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
- Old Bynum Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Bynum Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bynum Cemetery
- Kind Providence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Humphreys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Humphreys Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphreys Cemetery
- Jumpers Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Jumpers Chapel Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumpers Chapel Cemetery
- The Jumpers Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Humphreys Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2247222 <5>
- Church Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Church Grove Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Pine Spring Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Pine Spring Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Spring Cemetery
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Pilgrim Rest Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Holt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Holt Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Love Joy Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Love Joy Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Joy Cemetery
- Big Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Big Springs Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Keel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Keel Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keel Cemetery
- Pine Flat Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Pine Flat Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Flat Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Browning Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Browning Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Springdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Springdale is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Taylor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Water Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Alesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Alesville is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alesville
- Oxford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Velma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Velma is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velma
- Delay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Delay is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delay
- Terza
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Terza is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terza
- Altus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Altus is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altus
- Cornish
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cornish is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish
- Batesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Courtland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Courtland is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Pope
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Pope is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Banner
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Abbeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Harmontown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Harmontown is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmontown
- Coffeeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sardis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chapeltown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Chapeltown is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapeltown
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 Browning Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lafayette County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Browning Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Batesville
- Coffeeville
- Oxford
- Sardis
- Water Valley
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Browning Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Lafayette 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 Browning Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #684338 (Browning Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #684338 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: Lafayette
- Est. Elev: 109 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Splinter
- Location given for Browning Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.2548307 Lon: -89.6459186
- 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 Lafayette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Browning 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. |