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:
35.6243, -78.2553
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 Johnston County<2>.
The county seat for Johnston County is located in Smithfield. Smithfield lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Brown Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Brown Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brown Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Eason Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Eason Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eason Cemetery
- Eason Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Eason Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eason Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Batten Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Batten Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batten Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Rains Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Grant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Grant Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Cemetery
- Broadwell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Broadwell Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadwell Cemetery
- Shoeheel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Shoeheel Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoeheel Cemetery
- Batten Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Batten Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batten Cemetery
- Cattail Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Cattail Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cattail Cemetery
- Henry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Henry Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Cemetery
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- Sullivan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Sullivan Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan Cemetery
- Vause Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Vause Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vause Cemetery
- Hicks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hicks Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hicks Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Stancils Chapel.
- The Hicks Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hicks Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2524837 <5>
- Eason Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Eason Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eason Cemetery
- Greswell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Greswell Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greswell Cemetery
- Wheeler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Whitley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Whitley Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitley Cemetery
- O'Neal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The O'Neal Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal Cemetery
- Murphy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Murphy Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Cemetery
- Batten Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Batten Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batten Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Stancils Chapel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stancils Chapel is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stancils Chapel
- Redwood Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Redwood Village is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood Village
- Micro
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Micro is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Beulahtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Beulahtown is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulahtown
- Wilson's Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson's Mills is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson's Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,847 people
- Selma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pine Level
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kenly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- West Smithfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Smithfield is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Smithfield
- Fairfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Archer Lodge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Archer Lodge is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer Lodge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,322 people
- Archer Lodge has also been known as:
- Archer
- Smithfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Rains Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rains Crossroads is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains Crossroads
- Middlesex
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Middlesex is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex
- Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
- Rogers Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rogers Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Crossroads
- Clayton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Princeton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wendell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nahunta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nahunta is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nahunta
- Lucama
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Scotts
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Scotts is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
- Bailey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shotwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Shotwell is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shotwell
- Zebulon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sims
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Murraytown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Murraytown is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murraytown
- Eagle Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Rock is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Rock
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 Johnston County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clayton
- Kenly
- Princeton
- Selma
- Smithfield
- Zebulon
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 Johnston 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 #982003 (Brown Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #982003 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: Johnston
- Est. Elev: 63 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Selma
- Location given for Brown Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.624325 Lon: -78.2552759
- 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 Johnston, 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. |
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