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. 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 Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Brown Cemetery:
36.4576, -81.7021
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Brown Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Brown Cemetery is located in Ashe County<2>.
The county seat for Ashe County is located in Jefferson. Jefferson lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Brown Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Brown Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brown Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Payne Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Payne Cemetery is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
- Hammon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Hammon Cemetery is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammon Cemetery
- Dunn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Dunn Cemetery is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Cemetery
- Forrester Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Forrester Cemetery is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrester Cemetery
- Hampton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Hampton Cemetery is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Farmer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Farmer Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer Cemetery
- Woodard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Woodard Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodard Cemetery
- Osborne Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Osborne Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne Cemetery
- Eastridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Eastridge Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastridge Cemetery
- Owens Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
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- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- McEwen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The McEwen Cemetery is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEwen Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Vanover Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Price Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Humphrey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Humphrey Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphrey Cemetery
- Nelson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Nelson Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Nelson Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Creston.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48198 <5>
- Parmer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Parmer Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmer Cemetery
- Ham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Ham Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ham Cemetery
- Payne Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Payne Cemetery is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne 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 Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Brown Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ashland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Creston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Roten
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Roten is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roten
- Grayson
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Grayson is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Mountain City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Trade
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Shingletown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shingletown is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
- Fuller
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fuller is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Vaughtsville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Vaughtsville is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughtsville
- Zionville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Comet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Comet is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Apple Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Apple Grove is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
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- Mabel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mabel is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Warrensville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lansing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Whitetop
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Todd
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brandon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brandon is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Green Cove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Green Cove is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove
- West Jefferson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jefferson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Norris ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Norris is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Damascus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sturgills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sturgills is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgills
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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Ashe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Damascus
- Jefferson
- Mountain City
- West Jefferson
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Brown Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Ashe 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 Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #982008 (Brown Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #982008 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: Ashe
- Est. Elev: 1008 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Baldwin Gap
- Location given for Brown Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.4576215 Lon: -81.7020566
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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 North Carolina's counties, including Ashe, 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 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. |