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:
41.4823, -84.5936
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 Williams County<2>.
The county seat for Williams County is located in Bryan. Bryan lies just to the east southeast 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 26 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Brown Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brown Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Fetters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Fetters Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fetters Cemetery
- Fountain Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lick Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Lick Creek Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek Cemetery
- Williams Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- West Bethesda Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The West Bethesda Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bethesda Cemetery
- Hepker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hepker Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepker Cemetery
- Old Pulaski Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Pulaski Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Pulaski Cemetery
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Chapel Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Chapel Cemetery
- West Buffalo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The West Buffalo Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Buffalo Cemetery
- Beaver Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Beaver Creek Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek Cemetery
- Shiffler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Shiffler Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiffler Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shiffler Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Pulaski.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1112009 <5>
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Louden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Louden Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louden Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Farmer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Farmer Cemetery is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- West Jefferson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Riverside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Zion Lutheran Cemetery is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Lutheran Cemetery
- Tamarack Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Tamarack Cemetery is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamarack Cemetery
- Old Presbyterian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lentz Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Lentz Cemetery is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentz Cemetery
- Ney Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- French Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lash Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Lash Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lash Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 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:
- Bryan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Melbern
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Melbern is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbern
- Pulaski
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pulaski is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Montpelier
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blakeslee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Denmark ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Denmark is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Edgerton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Stryker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Holiday City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Holiday City is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- West Unity
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Edon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Ainger
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ainger is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainger
- Jim Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jim Town is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Town
- Kunkle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kunkle is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunkle
- Sherwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pioneer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Butler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cooney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cooney is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooney
- Columbia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Columbia is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Alvarado
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alvarado is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
- Hicksville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Archbold
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Alvordton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
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 Williams County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Archbold
- Bryan
- Butler
- Edgerton
- Edon
- Edon lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Brown Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Edon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edon
- Hicksville
- Montpelier
- Stryker
- West Unity
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Ohio:
- Pages specific to Williams 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 #1038370 (Brown Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1038370 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: Williams
- Est. Elev: 243 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bryan
- Location given for Brown Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.4822732 Lon: -84.5935631
- 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 Ohio's counties, including Williams, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |