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A visit to the Brownlee Cemetery ...



Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Brownlee Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Brownlee Cemetery (FG ID #2343171)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Brownlee Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Brownlee Cemetery

Lat:   42.2889°   (42° 17' 20")

Lon:   -100.6235°   (-100° 37' 24")

The Brownlee Cemetery is located in Cherry County<2>.

The county seat for Cherry County is located in Valentine. Valentine lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<3> to the north of the Brownlee Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Brownlee Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Nebraska:
  • Pages specific to Cherry County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Brownlee Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 8 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Brownlee Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Brownlee Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Brownlee
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownlee
      • Brownlee is located in Cherry County
    • Audacious ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Audacious. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Audacious
      • Audacious is located in Cherry County
    • Seneca
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Kennedy
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
      • Kennedy is located in Cherry County
    • Thedford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Purdum
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Elsmere
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsmere
      • Elsmere is located in Cherry County
    • Mullen
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)

    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 Brownlee Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cherry County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brownlee Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Brownlee
    • Elsmere
    • Mullen
    • Seneca
      • Seneca lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Brownlee Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Seneca.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
    • Thedford

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 7 that are within 27 miles [43.5 km] of the Brownlee Cemetery.<6>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brownlee Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • James Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Hillcreat Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcreat Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hillcreat Cemetery is located in Thomas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcreat Cemetery
    • Dry Valley Church Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Purdum Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Giles Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Simeon Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • The Simeon Cemetery is located in Cherry County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Simeon Cemetery is located 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the north of Valentine.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simeon Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2228247 <1>
    • Cedarview Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Brownlee Cemetery:

    The official website for Cherry County: www.co.cherry.ne.us/

    The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Cherry, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Brownlee Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2889, Longitude: -100.6235    
    <4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
    <5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <6>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <7>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.




 

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