A visit to the Brownville 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 Brownville Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Brownville Cemetery (FG ID #1969149).
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 Brownville Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Brownville Cemetery:
44.0025, -75.9923
The Brownville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Brownville.
The cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Watertown. Watertown lies just to the east southeast of the Brownville Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Brownville Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Brownville Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brownville Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Dexter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Muskalonge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Muskalonge Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskalonge Cemetery
- Pettit Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Pettit Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettit Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Fields Settlement Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Graves Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Graves Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Hill Cemetery
- Arsenal Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Watertown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Stevens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Stevens Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Cemetery
- Luther Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Luther Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther Hill Cemetery
- Sandy Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Parrish Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Parrish Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Freeman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Ferry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Ferry Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Cemetery
- Military Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Military Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Military Cemetery
- Degel Israel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Degel Israel Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Degel Israel Cemetery
- Brookside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Stone Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Stone Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Cemetery
- Rouses Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Rouses Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rouses Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Brownville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Brownville Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Paddy Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Brownville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Glen Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Glen Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
- Dexter
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Limerick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Alverson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Watertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pillar Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sackets Harbor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Calcium
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Boultons Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chaumont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Adams Cove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Adams Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Black River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Depauville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Evans Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lyon Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- East Rodman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Three Mile Bay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Point Peninsula
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Adams
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Great Bend
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Orleans Four Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- La Fargeville
(13 miles [20.9 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 Brownville Cemetery. The following communities are located in Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brownville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Adams
- Black River
- Chaumont
- Sackets Harbor
- Watertown
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 helpful 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 Brownville Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New York:
- Pages specific to Jefferson 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 Brownville Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #1969149
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 York's counties, including Jefferson, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brownville 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |