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A visit to the Brown 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 Brown Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Brown Cemetery (FG ID #37963)

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 Brown Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   34.9439°   (34° 56' 38")

Lon:   -103.4869°   (-103° 29' 12")

The Brown Cemetery is located in Quay County<2>.

The county seat for Quay County is located in Tucumcari. Tucumcari lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the northwest of the Brown 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 Brown Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New Mexico:
  • Pages specific to Quay 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 Brown 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 12 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Brown Cemetery.

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

    • Grady
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • San Jon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Lesbia ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lesbia have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesbia
      • Lesbia is located in Quay County
    • Ragland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragland
      • Ragland is located in Quay County
    • Broadview
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Tucumcari
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • McAlister
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Weber City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weber City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
      • Weber City is located in Curry County
    • Bellview
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellview
      • Bellview is located in Curry County
    • Cummings Place
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings Place
      • Cummings Place is located in Quay County
    • Glenrio ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenrio have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenrio
      • Glenrio is located in Quay County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenrio <4>
    • Logan
      (29 miles [46.7 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 Quay County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 22 miles [35.4 km] of the Brown Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Puerto Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Norton Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Norton Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Norton Cemetery is located in Quay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norton Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2498410 <1>
    • Plain Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Wheatland Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Pleasant Valley Cemetery is located in Quay County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Valley Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the north of San Jon.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38330 <1>
    • Apodaca Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Apodaca Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Apodaca Cemetery is located in Quay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Apodaca Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #37943 <1>
    • Beevers Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Stockton Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Grady City Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Grady City Cemetery is located in Curry County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Grady City Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Grady.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grady City Cemetery
    • Newhome Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Newhome Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Newhome Cemetery is located in Quay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newhome Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38275 <1>
    • San Jon Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the San Jon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The San Jon Cemetery is located in Quay County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the San Jon Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in San Jon.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the San Jon Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38408 <1>
    • Boot Hill Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boot Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Boot Hill Cemetery is located in Quay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boot Hill Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #37961 <1>
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Prater Cemetery
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Dodson Cemetery
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • The Dodson Cemetery is located in Quay County
        • The Dodson Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Brown Cemetery
        • Dobson Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dodson Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2479903 <1>
      • Roach Cemetery
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Roach Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Roach Cemetery is located in Curry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roach Cemetery
      • Bard Cemetery
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Browning Cemetery
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Field Cemetery
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Field Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Field Cemetery is located in Curry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Field Cemetery
      • Tucumcari Memorial Park
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • The Tucumcari Memorial Park is located in Quay County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Tucumcari Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Tucumcari.
        • The Tucumcari Memorial Park has also been known as:
        • Memorial Park Cemetery
        • Sunnyside Cemetery
        • Tucumcari Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tucumcari Memorial Park
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38492 <1>
      • Yeakley Cemetery
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yeakley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Yeakley Cemetery is located in Curry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yeakley Cemetery

    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 Brown Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #886761  (Brown Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #886761 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Apache Canyon
      • County: Quay         Elev: 1343
      • Location given for GNIS #886761 (Brown Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #37963

    The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.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 New Mexico's counties, including Quay, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Brown Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9439, Longitude: -103.4869    
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <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>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.




 

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