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. 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 ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Brown Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Brown Cemetery
Lat: 45.3193° (45° 19' 9")
Lon: -120.0650° (-120° 3' 53")
The Brown Cemetery is located in Gilliam County<2>.
The county seat for Gilliam County is located in Condon. Condon lies just to the southwest of the Brown Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Brown Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brown Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Flett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flett Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Flett Cemetery is located in Gilliam County
- IOOF Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Gilliam County
- King of Peace Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the King of Peace Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the King of Peace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The King of Peace Cemetery is located in Gilliam County
- Masonic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Masonic Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Masonic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Masonic Cemetery is located in Gilliam County
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Gilliam County
- Gooseberry Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gooseberry Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gooseberry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Gooseberry Cemetery is located in Morrow County
- Valby Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valby Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Valby Cemetery is located in Morrow County
- Clem Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clem Cemetery
- The Clem Cemetery is located in Gilliam County
- Junkins Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Junkins Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Junkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Junkins Cemetery is located in Morrow County
- Papersack Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Papersack Cemetery
- The Papersack Cemetery is located in Gilliam County
- Olex Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olex Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olex Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Olex Cemetery is located in Gilliam County
- Igo Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Igo Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Igo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Igo Cemetery is located in Gilliam County
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- Tommy Dean Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tommy Dean Cemetery
- The Tommy Dean Cemetery is located in Gilliam County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Tommy Dean Cemetery is located 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the northwest of Arlington.
- Potters Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Potters Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Potters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Potters Cemetery is located in Gilliam County
- Mayville Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mayville Cemetery
- The Mayville Cemetery is located in Gilliam County
- Lost Valley Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lost Valley Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lost Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Lost Valley Cemetery is located in Gilliam County
- Hardman IOOF Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hardman IOOF Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hardman IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hardman IOOF Cemetery is located in Morrow County
- Highview Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highview Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Highview Cemetery is located in Morrow County
- Morgan Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morgan Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morgan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Morrow County
- Eightmile Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eightmile Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eightmile Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Eightmile Cemetery is located in Gilliam County
- Lonerock Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lonerock Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lonerock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Lonerock Cemetery is located in Gilliam County
- Lexington Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lexington Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lexington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Lexington Cemetery is located in Morrow County
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 14 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Brown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Brown Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Condon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gooseberry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gooseberry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooseberry
- Gooseberry is located in Morrow County
- Clem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clem. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clem
- Clem is located in Gilliam County
- Eightmile
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eightmile. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eightmile
- Eightmile is located in Morrow County
- Olex
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Olex. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olex
- Olex is located in Gilliam County
- Mayville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
- Mayville is located in Gilliam County
- Ione
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lonerock
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonerock
- Lonerock is located in Gilliam County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
- Lexington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hardman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardman
- Hardman is located in Morrow County
- Hardman has also been known as:
- Dairyville
- Dogtown
- Raw Dog
- Yaller Dog
- Kinzua ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinzua
- Kinzua is located in Wheeler County
- Fossil
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Heppner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Arlington
(28 miles [45.1 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 Gilliam County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arlington
- Condon
- Fossil
- Heppner
- Ione
- Ione lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Brown Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ione.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ione
- Lexington
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Oregon:
- Pages specific to Gilliam County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
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 #1130385 (Brown Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1130385 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: Devils Gap
- County: Gilliam Elev: 466
- Location given for GNIS #1130385 (Brown Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/
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 Oregon's counties, including Gilliam, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
<3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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: 45.3193, Longitude: -120.0650 In this case, the coordinates for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<4> | 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. |
<5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<6> | 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. |