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 #2593135).
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:
41.2184, -73.5443
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Brown Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<2>
The Brown Cemetery is located in Westchester County<3>.
The county seat for Westchester County is located in White Plains. White Plains lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<4> to the southwest 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 28 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Brown Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brown Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hoyt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Hoyt Cemetery is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoyt Cemetery
- Knapp Barhite Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Knapp Barhite Cemetery is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knapp Barhite Cemetery
- Waterbury Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Waterbury Cemetery is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterbury Cemetery
- Pound Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Pound Ridge Cemetery is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pound Ridge Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pound Ridge Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Pound Ridge.
- The Pound Ridge Cemetery has also been known as:
- Burial Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1976569 <1>
- Round Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Round Ridge Cemetery is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Ridge Cemetery
- Canfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Canfield Cemetery is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield Cemetery
- Hoyt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Hoyt Cemetery is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoyt Cemetery
- Becks Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Becks Hill Cemetery is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becks Hill Cemetery
- Delavan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sellecks Corner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Sellecks Corner Cemetery is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellecks Corner Cemetery
- South Salem Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Avery Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Avery Cemetery is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Chichester Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Chichester Cemetery is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chichester Cemetery
- High Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The High Ridge Cemetery is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Ridge Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the High Ridge Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<4> to the north of Stamford (CT).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2148656 <1>
- Hickok Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hickok Cemetery is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickok Cemetery
- Bald Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Bald Hill Cemetery is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Hill Cemetery
- Keeler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Keeler Cemetery is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeler Cemetery
- Mead Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mead Cemetery is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mead Cemetery
- Reynolds - Cross River Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Holmes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Holmes Cemetery is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Sarles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Sarles Cemetery is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarles Cemetery
- Ayers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Ayers Cemetery is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Cemetery
- Garden Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Garden Center Cemetery is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Center Cemetery
- Old Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Church Cemetery is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Church Cemetery
- Parade Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Parade Hill Cemetery is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parade Hill Cemetery
- Lockwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Lockwood Cemetery is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> of the Brown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Brown Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pound Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lewisboro
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Scotts Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Scotts Corners is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Corners
- Boutonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Boutonville is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boutonville
- High Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- High Ridge is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Ridge
- New Canaan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Canaan is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canaan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,115 people
- North Wilton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- North Wilton is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wilton
- Cross River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bedford
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Twin Lakes Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Twin Lakes Village is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes Village
- North Stamford
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- North Stamford is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stamford
- New Canaan
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Wilton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wilton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wilton is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,219 people
- Ridgefield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Branchville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Branchville is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Ridgefield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ridgefield is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,898 people
- Banksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Banksville is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banksville
- Banksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Banksville is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banksville
- Winnipauk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Winnipauk is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnipauk
- South Wilton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Wilton is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wilton
- Topstone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Topstone is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topstone
- Riverbank
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Riverbank is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbank
- Stamford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Stamford is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131,397 people
- Springdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Springdale is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- West Norwalk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- West Norwalk is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Norwalk
- Weston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Goldens Bridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Westchester County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bedford
- Cross River
- Georgetown
- New Canaan
- Ridgefield
- Wilton
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 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 New York:
- Pages specific to Westchester 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #2593135
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #944905 (Brown Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #944905 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: Westchester
- Est. Elev: 168 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pound Ridge
- Location given for Brown Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.2184289 Lon: -73.5442916
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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> | 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. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Westchester, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <4> | 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'. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |