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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:   40.1017°   (40° 6' 6")

Lon:   -79.4061°   (-79° 24' 21")

The Brown Cemetery is located in Fayette County<2>.

The county seat for Fayette County is located in Uniontown. Uniontown lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the southwest of the Brown Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 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.

  • Porch Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Porch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Porch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Porch Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
  • Dan Snyder Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dan Snyder Cemetery
    • The Dan Snyder Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dan Snyder Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Indian Head.
    • The Dan Snyder Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Snyder Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1191187 <5>
  • Mt. Nebo Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Nebo Cemetery
    • The Mt. Nebo Cemetery is located in Fayette County
  • St. Raymonds Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Raymonds Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Raymonds Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Raymonds Cemetery is located in Fayette County
  • Fairview Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fairview Church Cemetery is located in Fayette County
  • Green Lick Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Lick Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Lick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Green Lick Cemetery is located in Fayette County
  • Nedrow Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nedrow Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nedrow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Nedrow Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
  • Snowball Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snowball Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Snowball Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Snowball Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
  • Normalville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Normalville Cemetery
    • The Normalville Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • The Normalville Cemetery has also been known as:
    • United Brethren Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #206966 <5>
  • Hillview Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
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    • Green Ridge Memorial Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Ridge Memorial Park
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Ridge Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Green Ridge Memorial Park is located in Fayette County
    • Mt. Tabor Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Tabor Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Tabor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Polish Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Polish Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Polish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Polish Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
    • St. Lukes Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Lukes Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Lukes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
    • Scottdale Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Holy Trinity Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Trinity Cemetery
      • The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Trinity Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Connellsville.
      • The Holy Trinity Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Holy Trinity RC Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1993674 <5>
    • St. Emery's Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Emery's Cemetery
      • The St. Emery's Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Emery's Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Connellsville.
      • The St. Emery's Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Emery Cemetery
      • St. Emery New Cemetery
      • St. Emerys Cemetery
      • St. Emory Cemetery
      • St. Emory New Cemetery
      • St. Emorys Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46020 <5>
    • St. Ritas Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Ritas Cemetery
      • The St. Ritas Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Ritas Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Connellsville.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46251 <5>
    • St. Josephs Cemetery (New)
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery (New)
      • The St. Josephs Cemetery (New) is located in Fayette County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Josephs Cemetery (New) is a large cemetery that is located in Connellsville.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46090 <5>
    • Hill Grove Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Grove Cemetery
      • The Hill Grove Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Bakersville Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • St. Michael's Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michael's Cemetery
      • The St. Michael's Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Michael's Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Rector.
      • The St. Michael's Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Michael's of the Valley Episcopal Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2267682 <5>

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 37 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.

  • Donegal
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donegal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donegal
    • Donegal is located in Westmoreland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donegal <6>
  • White
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
    • White is located in Fayette County
  • Champion
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bear Rocks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Rocks
    • Bear Rocks is located in Fayette County
  • Indian Head
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Head
    • Indian Head is located in Fayette County
  • Stahlstown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Laurelville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Laurelville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelville
    • Laurelville is located in Fayette County
  • Mount Joy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
    • Mount Joy is located in Westmoreland County
  • Kecksburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kecksburg
    • Kecksburg is located in Westmoreland County
  • Mount Pleasant
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Westmoreland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,186 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <6>
  • Calumet
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Lycippus
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lycippus
    • Lycippus is located in Westmoreland County
  • Continue List   (25 more) ...
    • West Overton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Overton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Overton
      • West Overton is located in Westmoreland County
    • United
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for United
      • United is located in Westmoreland County
    • Alverton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alverton
      • Alverton is located in Westmoreland County
    • Hawkeye
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hawkeye. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
      • Hawkeye is located in Westmoreland County
    • Everson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Everson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everson
      • Everson is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
    • Rector
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Scottdale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottdale
      • Scottdale is located in Westmoreland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,060 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottdale <6>
    • Connellsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • South Connellsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Connellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Connellsville
      • South Connellsville is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,896 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Connellsville <6>
    • Manito
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Manito. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manito
      • Manito is located in Westmoreland County
    • Darlington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Darlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
      • Darlington is located in Westmoreland County
    • Youngstown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Youngstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngstown
      • Youngstown is located in Westmoreland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Youngstown <6>
    • Dawson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dawson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
      • Dawson is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dawson <6>
    • Rogerstown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rogerstown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogerstown
      • Rogerstown is located in Fayette County
    • Sitka
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sitka. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
      • Sitka is located in Fayette County
    • Dunbar
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Beatty
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beatty. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatty
      • Beatty is located in Westmoreland County
    • Laurel Mountain
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Mountain
      • Laurel Mountain is located in Westmoreland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
      • Laurel Mountain has also been known as:
      • Laurel Mountain Park
    • Laughlintown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Ligonier
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Kingston
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kingston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
      • Kingston is located in Westmoreland County
    • Lawson Heights
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson Heights
      • Lawson Heights is located in Westmoreland County
    • Youngwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • New Stanton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Hunker
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunker
      • Hunker is located in Westmoreland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hunker <6>

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 Fayette County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brown Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Brown Cemetery:

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 #1170361  (Brown Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1170361 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: Donegal
    • County: Fayette         Elev: 580
    • Location given for GNIS #1170361 (Brown Cemetery)

The official website for Fayette County: www.fayettepa.org

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.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 Pennsylvania's counties, including Fayette, 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 things 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: 40.1017, Longitude: -79.4061       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>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.
<7>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.




 

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