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:
34.8557, -79.5645
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 Scotland County<2>.
The county seat for Scotland County is located in Laurinburg. Laurinburg lies just to the southeast of the Brown Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Brown Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brown Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Peels Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Peels Chapel Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peels Chapel Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Gwynn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gwynn Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwynn Cemetery
- Speight Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Speight Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speight Cemetery
- Old Hundred Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Hundred Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hundred Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Leviner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Leviner Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leviner Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The King Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Malloy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Malloy Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malloy Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Malloy Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Laurel Hill.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47969 <5>
- Snead Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Snead Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snead Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Snead Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Snead Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snead Cemetery
- Snead Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Snead Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snead Cemetery
- Livingston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Livingston Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston Cemetery
- Green Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Green Chapel Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Chapel Cemetery
- Mudd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mudd Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudd Cemetery
- Woodard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Woodard Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodard Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Hursey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hursey Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hursey Cemetery
- Snead Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Snead Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snead Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Beaver Dam Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Beaver Dam Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan 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:
- Laurel Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Richmond Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond Mill is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Mill
- Ghio Scholl Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ghio Scholl Station is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ghio Scholl Station
- Steen Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Steen Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steen Town
- Gibson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hamlet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- New Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- New Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Laurinburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dobbins Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dobbins Heights is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- East Laurinburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- East Laurinburg is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Laurinburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 277 people
- Marston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Marston is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marston
- Newtonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Newtonville is located in Marlboro County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Crump Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Crump Town is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump Town
- Wagram
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- New Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- New Town is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- McColl
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hasty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hasty is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
- Hoffman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hoffman is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 571 people
- Rockingham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Rockingham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- East Rockingham is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rockingham
- Tatum
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Maxton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Honey Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Honey Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Town
- Yates Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Yates Hill is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Hill
- Bowmore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bowmore is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmore
- Cordova
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cordova is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
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 Scotland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Hamlet
- Laurinburg
- Maxton
- McColl
- Rockingham
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 Scotland 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 #981998 (Brown Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #981998 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: Scotland
- Est. Elev: 91 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gibson
- Location given for Brown Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.8557136 Lon: -79.5644943
- 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 Scotland, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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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