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:
35.5662, -83.0446
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 Haywood County<2>.
The county seat for Haywood County is located in Waynesville. Waynesville lies just to the south southeast of the Brown Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Brown Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Brown Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brown Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Roundhill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Roundhill Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundhill Cemetery
- Garrett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Garrett Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett Cemetery
- Leatherwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Leatherwood Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood Cemetery
- Owen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Owen Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owen Cemetery
- Howell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Howell Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Fulbright Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Fulbright Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulbright Cemetery
- Palmer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Palmer Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Cemetery
- Yarbough Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Yarbough Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarbough Cemetery
- Hannah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hannah Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah Cemetery
- Caldwell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Caldwell Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell Cemetery
- Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Reeves Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Reeves Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeves Cemetery
- Green Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Green Hill Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Cemetery
- Medford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Medford Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford Cemetery
- McClure Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The McClure Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Cemetery
- Dawn Memory Garden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Dawn Memory Garden is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawn Memory Garden
- Noland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Noland Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noland Cemetery
- Panther Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hunter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Hunter Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 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:
- Maggie Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Junaluska
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Waynesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Teague ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Teague is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague
- Hazelwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hazelwood is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Clyde
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Balsam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bethel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- West Canton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- West Canton is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Canton
- Lavinia ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lavinia is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavinia
- Sonoma ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sonoma is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoma
- Canton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Addie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Addie is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addie
- Mount Sterling
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mount Sterling is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Ruby City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ruby City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby City
- Morning Star
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Morning Star is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Star
- Paint Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Paint Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Town
- Sandymush
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sandymush is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandymush
- Sandymush has also been known as:
- Sandy Mush
- Oconaluftee Indian Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Cherokee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Sylva
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cruso
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cruso is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruso
- Trust
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Trust is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trust
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 Haywood County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Canton
- Cherokee
- Clyde
- Sylva
- Waynesville
- Webster
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 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:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Haywood 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 #1009648 (Brown Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1009648 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: Haywood
- Est. Elev: 866 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dellwood
- Location given for Brown Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.566213 Lon: -83.0445852
- 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 North Carolina's counties, including Haywood, 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 things 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |