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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Brown (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Brown. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Brown is located in Bryan County.

To see how the shape of Oklahoma's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bryan County: Atoka, Choctaw, Johnston, Marshall, Fannin (TX), Grayson (TX) & Lamar (TX).

Below are the counties that are near Brown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brown:

  • Bryan County     (The home county of Brown)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brown, with the one closest to Brown listed first.
    • Silo
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Silo is located in Bryan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
    • Mead
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Kenefic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Armstrong
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Armstrong is located in Bryan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
    • Durant
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Calera
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Caddo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Platter
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Cartwright
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Colbert
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Achille
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Bokchito
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Atoka County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brown, with the one closest to Brown listed first.
    • Caney
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Tushka
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Tushka is located in Atoka County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tushka
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
    • Bentley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Bentley is located in Atoka County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley
    • Atoka
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Bruno
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Bruno is located in Atoka County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruno
  • Carter County
    • Dickson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Dickson is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,256 people
  • Coal County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brown, with the one closest to Brown listed first.
    • Clarita
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Lehigh
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Johnston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brown, with the one closest to Brown listed first.
    • Bee
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Bee is located in Johnston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee
    • Milburn
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Coleman
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Tishomingo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Ravia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Wapanucka
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Bromide
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Reagan
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Reagan is located in Johnston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagan
    • Mannsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Connerville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Mill Creek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Marshall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brown, with the one closest to Brown listed first.
    • Cumberland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Cumberland is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
    • Little City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Little City is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little City
    • New Woodville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • New Woodville is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Woodville
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 132 people
    • McBride
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • McBride is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride
    • Kingston
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Madill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Oakland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Oakland is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,161 people
    • Shay
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Shay is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shay
    • Lebanon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Fannin County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brown, with the one closest to Brown listed first.
    • Mulberry
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Mulberry is located in Fannin County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
    • Sowells Bluff
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Sowells Bluff is located in Fannin County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowells Bluff
  • Grayson County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brown, with the one closest to Brown listed first.
    • Preston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Preston is located in Grayson County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
    • Red River City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Red River City is located in Grayson County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red River City
    • Denison
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Denison is located in Grayson County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denison
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,792 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denison <1>
    • Pottsboro
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Frontier Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Frontier Village is located in Grayson County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier Village
    • Sherwood Shores
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Sherwood Shores is located in Grayson County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Shores
    • Cedar Mills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Cedar Mills is located in Grayson County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Mills
    • Locust
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Locust is located in Grayson County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust
    • Twin City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Twin City is located in Grayson County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin City
    • Knollwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Knollwood is located in Grayson County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knollwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 503 people
    • Gordonville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brown, see our County-by-County Page for Brown.

Cemeteries Near Brown ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brown.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Brown - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brown, with the one closest to Brown listed first.

  • Keffer Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Post Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Cox Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Confederate Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Bee Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cumberland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Nail Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Mead Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Harrison Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Aylesworth Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Franklin Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (199 more) ...
    • Pioneer Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Center Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Linn Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>

While we didn't find Brown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Brown.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Brown, with the one closest to Brown listed first.

  • Preston
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Preston is located in Grayson County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
  • Ray
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Ray is located in Grayson County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
  • Denison
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Denison is located in Grayson County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denison
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,792 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denison <1>
  • Cedar Mills
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedar Mills is located in Grayson County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Mills
  • Mulberry
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Mulberry is located in Fannin County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
  • Gordonville
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Duplex
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Duplex is located in Fannin County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplex

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brown.

Newspapers Published in Brown ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 91 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brown.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brown, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brown.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Brown:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Brown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.