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:
35.8348, -82.8490
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 Madison County<2>.
The county seat for Madison County is located in Marshall. Marshall lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east 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 26 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Brown Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brown Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Brooks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Gragg Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Gragg Family Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gragg Family Cemetery
- Reynolds Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
- Reagan Worley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Roaring Fork Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Roaring Fork Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Fork Cemetery
- The Roaring Fork Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ebbs Cemetery
- Gap Of The Mountain Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Roberts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Henderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
- The Henderson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Eldon Henderson Cemetery
- Henderson - Worley Cemetery
- Lower Big Pine Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2496346 <5>
- Crooked Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fortner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Fortner Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortner Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Huff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Huff Cemetery is located in Cocke County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff Cemetery
- Waddell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Waddell Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddell Cemetery
- Big Pine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Big Pine Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pine Cemetery
- Massey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Massey Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey Cemetery
- Treadway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Treadway Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treadway Cemetery
- Dockery Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Dockery Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dockery Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Swaney Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Swaney Family Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swaney Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Swaney Family Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Hot Springs.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2551551 <5>
- Presnell - Mooneyham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Davis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Farmer Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hagen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hagen Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagen Cemetery
- Freeman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Bluff
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bluff is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Lynch ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lynch is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Spring Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Spring Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Hot Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Trust
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Trust is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trust
- Stackhouse
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Stackhouse is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stackhouse
- Walnut
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Walnut is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Hurricane
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hurricane is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
- Wolf Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wolf Creek is located in Cocke County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Marshall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Nough
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Nough is located in Cocke County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nough
- Tom Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Tom Town is located in Cocke County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Town
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Rollins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rollins is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- Chapel Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chapel Hill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Allenstand
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Allenstand is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenstand
- Sandymush
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sandymush is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandymush
- Sandymush has also been known as:
- Sandy Mush
- White Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- White Rock is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Del Rio
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cutshalltown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cutshalltown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutshalltown
- Cedar Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cedar Creek is located in Greene County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Petersburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Petersburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Naillon ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Naillon is located in Cocke County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naillon
- Teague ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Teague is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague
- Foster Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Foster Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Creek
- Sirenburg ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sirenburg is located in Greene County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sirenburg
- Allegheny
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Allegheny is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegheny
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 Madison 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 turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Madison 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 #1009649 (Brown Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1009649 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: Madison
- Est. Elev: 625 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Spring Creek
- Location given for Brown Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.834825 Lon: -82.8490309
- 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 Madison, 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 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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