A visit to the Brownlee 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 Brownlee Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Brownlee Cemetery:
34.6273, -89.8106
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Brownlee Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Brownlee Cemetery is located in Tate County<2>.
The county seat for Tate County is located in Senatobia. Senatobia lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west of the Brownlee Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Brownlee Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Brownlee Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brownlee Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fredonia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Fredonia Cemetery is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Looxahoma Community Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Looxahoma Community Cemetery is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looxahoma Community Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Looxahoma Community Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the east of Senatobia.
- The Looxahoma Community Cemetery has also been known as:
- Looxahoma Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #60539 <5>
- Lewers Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sunset Memorial Garden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sandridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sandridge Cemetery is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandridge Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Burford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Burford Cemetery is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burford Cemetery
- Deans Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Deans Cemetery is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans Cemetery
- Dean - Crawford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Dean - Crawford Cemetery is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean - Crawford Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dean - Crawford Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Poagville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2131820 <5>
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Brower Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Brower Cemetery is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brower Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Independence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Lowery Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lowery Cemetery is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowery Cemetery
- Gravel Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Patient Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Patient Cemetery is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Patient Cemetery
- Cathey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Cathey Cemetery is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathey Cemetery
- Carter Sunset Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Everson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Everson Cemetery is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 17 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Brownlee Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Brownlee Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Looxahoma
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Looxahoma is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looxahoma
- Aiken
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Aiken is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken
- Poagville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Poagville is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poagville
- New Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- New Town is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Tyro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tyro is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Wyatte
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wyatte is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatte
- Antioch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Antioch is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Senatobia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Como
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alphaba
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Alphaba is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alphaba
- Chulahoma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Chulahoma is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulahoma
- Coldwater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Harmontown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harmontown is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmontown
- Laws Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Laws Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws Hill
- Marianna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Marianna is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marianna
- Ingrams Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ingrams Mill is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingrams Mill
- Sardis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
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 Brownlee Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Tate County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brownlee Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Byhalia
- Hernando
- Sardis
- Senatobia
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 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 Brownlee Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Tate 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 Brownlee Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #667637 (Brownlee Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #667637 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: Tate
- Est. Elev: 107 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Independence
- Location given for Brownlee Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.6273243 Lon: -89.8106432
- 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 Tate, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brownlee 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. |