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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:   32.7968°   (32° 47' 48")

Lon:   -79.9868°   (-79° 59' 12")

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

The county seat for Charleston County is located in Charleston. Charleston lies just to the east of the Brown Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Brown Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brown Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • St. Patricks Catholic Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Hebrew Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebrew Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hebrew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hebrew Cemetery is located in Charleston County
  • Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim Cemetery
    • The Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim Cemetery is located in Charleston County
    • The Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Beth Elohim Cemetery
    • Buquenin Ave. Cemetery
    • KK Beth Elohim Cemetery
    • KKBE Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2225093 <5>
  • St. Lawrence Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Greek Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greek Cemetery
    • The Greek Cemetery is located in Charleston County
    • The Greek Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Greek Orthodox Cemetery
  • Magnolia Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Emanuel AME Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Adverse Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adverse Cemetery
    • The Adverse Cemetery is located in Charleston County
    • The Adverse Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Citadel Square Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #69384 <5>
  • Riverview Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverview Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverview Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Riverview Memorial Park is located in Charleston County
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Charleston County
  • First Baptist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Quaker Churchyard Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quaker Churchyard Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quaker Churchyard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Quaker Churchyard Cemetery is located in Charleston County
    • St. Michaels Church Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Second Presbyterian Church Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Live Oak Memorial Gardens
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Holy Cross Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Charleston County
    • Confederate Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Confederate Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Confederate Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Confederate Cemetery is located in Charleston County
    • Ocean Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ocean Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ocean Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ocean Grove Cemetery is located in Charleston County
    • Simmons Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simmons Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Simmons Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Simmons Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2303669 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 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.

  • Charles Towne Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charles Towne Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Towne Village
    • Charles Towne Village is located in Charleston County
  • Old Town
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
    • Old Town is located in Charleston County
  • Grove Creek Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Creek Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Creek Village
    • Grove Creek Village is located in Charleston County
  • Charleston
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Dorchester
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
    • Dorchester is located in Charleston County
  • Essex Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Essex Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Village
    • Essex Village is located in Charleston County
  • James Island
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Island
    • James Island is located in Charleston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,226 people
  • North Charleston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Johns Island
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • The Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
    • The Village is located in Charleston County
  • Sullivan's Island
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Mount Pleasant
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Hanahan
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Folly Beach
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Otranto
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Otranto. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otranto
      • Otranto is located in Charleston County
    • Island-of-Palms
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island-of-Palms have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island-of-Palms
      • Island-of-Palms is located in Charleston County
    • Goose Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Wadmalaw Island
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Camelot Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camelot Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Village
      • Camelot Village is located in Berkeley County
    • Wando
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Kiawah Island
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Isle-of-Palms
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Ladson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)

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 Charleston 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 start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 #1221002  (Brown Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1221002 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: Charleston
    • County: Charleston         Elev: 4
    • Location given for GNIS #1221002 (Brown Cemetery)

The official website for Charleston County: www.charlestoncounty.org/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.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 South Carolina's counties, including Charleston, 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 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: 32.7968, Longitude: -79.9868       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>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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