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:
40.8464, -78.0431
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 Centre County<2>.
The county seat for Centre County is located in Bellefonte. Bellefonte lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east northeast 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 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Brown Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brown Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Henderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
- Grays Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Grays Cemetery is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Friends Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Friends Cemetery is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ross Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the south of Port Matilda.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2166829 <5>
- Spittler Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Spittler Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spittler Cemetery
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Philipsburg Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pine Hall Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Pine Hall Cemetery is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hall Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pine Hall Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in State College.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1074378 <5>
- Immanuel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- St. Johns Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Spring Mount Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Spring Mount Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mount Cemetery
- Nearhoff Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Nearhoff Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nearhoff Cemetery
- Rumberger Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Rumberger Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumberger Cemetery
- Warriors Mark Baptist Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Graysville Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Graysville Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville Cemetery
- Pennsylvania Furnace Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Meyer Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Meyer Cemetery is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyer Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 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:
- Port Matilda
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Stormstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Stormstown is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stormstown
- Scotia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Scotia is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
- Waddle
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Waddle is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddle
- Julian
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Marengo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Marengo is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
- Park Forest Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Park Forest Village is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Forest Village
- Musser
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Musser is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musser
- Dungarvin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dungarvin is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungarvin
- Ramblewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ramblewood is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood
- Fairbrook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fairbrook is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbrook
- Krumrine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Krumrine is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krumrine
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Unionville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Casanova
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Casanova is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casanova
- North Philipsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Philipsburg is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Philipsburg
- Philipsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- South Philipsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- South Philipsburg is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Philipsburg
- Glass City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Glass City is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass City
- Sandy Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Bloomsdorf
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomsdorf is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomsdorf
- State College
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Chester Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Chester Hill is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
- Pine Grove Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lemont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Houserville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Houserville is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houserville
- Morrisdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Osceola Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- New Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- New Town is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
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 Centre County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Osceola Mills
- State College
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Centre 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 #1192193 (Brown Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1192193 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: Centre
- Est. Elev: 475 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Port Matilda
- Location given for Brown Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.8464478 Lon: -78.0430623
- 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 Pennsylvania's counties, including Centre, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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. |