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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:   45.8322°   (45° 49' 55")

Lon:   -106.4186°   (-106° 25' 6")

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

The county seat for Rosebud County is located in Forsyth. Forsyth lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Brown Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 9 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Brown Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brown Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Bean Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bean Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Bean Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • The Bean Cemetery is located in Rosebud County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20756 <6>
  • Lee Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lee Cemetery is located in Rosebud County
  • Colstrip Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Colstrip Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Colstrip Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Colstrip Cemetery is located in Rosebud County
  • Lame Deer Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lame Deer Cemetery
    • The Lame Deer Cemetery is located in Rosebud County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lame Deer Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Lame Deer.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20958 <6>
  • Ashland Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Muddy Creek Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Muddy Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Muddy Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Muddy Creek Cemetery is located in Big Horn County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21015 <6>
  • Willow Crossing Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willow Crossing Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willow Crossing Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Willow Crossing Cemetery is located in Powder River County
  • North Stacey Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Stacey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Stacey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The North Stacey Cemetery is located in Powder River County
  • Rosebud Cemetery
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosebud Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosebud Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rosebud Cemetery is located in Rosebud County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 4 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.

  • Colstrip
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Ashland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Lame Deer
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Muddy
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muddy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy
    • Muddy is located in Big Horn 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. The following communities are located in Rosebud 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 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 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 #769260  (Brown Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #769260 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: Hammond Draw SW
    • County: Rosebud         Elev: 884
    • Location given for GNIS #769260 (Brown Cemetery)

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.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 Montana's counties, including Rosebud, 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 drawn 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: 45.8322, Longitude: -106.4186       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>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.
<6>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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