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:
35.2815, -83.0710
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 Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Sylva. Sylva lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northwest 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 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Brown Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brown Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Broom Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Broom Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broom Cemetery
- Woodring Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Smook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Smook Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smook Cemetery
- Sols Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Sols Creek Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sols Creek Cemetery
- Mathis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Mathis Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathis Cemetery
- Brasstown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Brasstown Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brasstown Cemetery
- Stephenson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Stephenson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson Cemetery
- Cathey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cathey Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathey Cemetery
- Wike Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Wike Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wike Cemetery
- The Wike Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wyke Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49185 <5>
- Rogers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Wilson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hoyle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Hoyle Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoyle Cemetery
- Sutton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Sutton Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton Cemetery
- Norman - Blanton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Norman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Norman Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman Cemetery
- Ash Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Ash Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Cemetery
- Loves Chapel UMC Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Love Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Love Chapel Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Chapel Cemetery
- Lovedale Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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:
- Argura
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Argura is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argura
- Tuckasegee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- East Laport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- East Laport is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Laport
- Cullowhee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Forest Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Forest Hills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Forest Hills has also been known as:
- Forest Hills village
- Village of Forest Hills
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Hills <6>
- Ruby City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ruby City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby City
- Glenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Erastus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Erastus is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erastus
- Addie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Addie is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addie
- Webster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Webster is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Balsam
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sylva
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Cashiers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Balsam Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dillsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greens Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Greens Creek is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Creek
- Gay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Gay is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay
- Ellijay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ellijay is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellijay
- Sapphire
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lake Toxaway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Toxaway Falls ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Toxaway Falls is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toxaway Falls
- Lavinia ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lavinia is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavinia
- Hazelwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hazelwood is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Waynesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
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 Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cashiers
- 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 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 Jackson 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 #982000 (Brown Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #982000 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 909 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Tuckasegee
- Location given for Brown Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.2814892 Lon: -83.0709724
- 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 Jackson, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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. |