Our Genealogy Helper
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 Browns (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 Browns. 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 and doctors 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.
Browns is located in Macon County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Macon County: Allen (KY), Monroe (KY), Clay, Jackson, Smith, Sumner & Trousdale.
Below are the counties that are near Browns. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Browns:
- Macon County (The home county of Browns)
- The following are listed by their distance from Browns, with the one closest to Browns listed first.
- Frog Pond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Frog Pond is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Pond
- Lafayette
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Meadorville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Meadorville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadorville
- Mill Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mill Town is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
- Gibbs Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gibbs Crossroads is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Crossroads
- Red Boiling Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Shade
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Shade is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shade
- Green Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Green Grove is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Siloam
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Siloam is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Browns, with the one closest to Browns listed first.
- Jenkins Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jenkins Village is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Village
- Hermitage Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hermitage Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Springs
- Clementsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clementsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clementsville
- Boles
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Boles is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Moss
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Moss is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Butlers Landing ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Butlers Landing is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Landing
- Celina
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Free Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Free Hill is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Hill
- Cave Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cave Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Browns, with the one closest to Browns listed first.
- Alexandria
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Temperance Hall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Temperance Hall is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Hall
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,791 people
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Browns, with the one closest to Browns listed first.
- North Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- North Springs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springs
- Haydenburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Haydenburg is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydenburg
- Rough Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rough Point is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Point
- Whitleyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Whitleyville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitleyville
- Gainesboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Columbus Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Columbus Hill is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 36,071 people
- Nameless
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Nameless is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
- Burristown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Burristown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burristown
- Mayfield ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mayfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Dodson Branch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dodson Branch is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Branch
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,074 people
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Browns, with the one closest to Browns listed first.
- Pekin ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pekin is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,114 people
- Lafayette
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lafayette is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,962 people
- Baxter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Boma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Boma is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boma
- Avoton ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Avoton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoton
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Browns, with the one closest to Browns listed first.
- Pleasant Shade
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Difficult
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Difficult is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Difficult
- Estimated population in 2014: 14,993 people
- Dixon Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dixon Springs is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- Defeated
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Defeated is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defeated
- Monoville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Monoville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monoville
- Carthage
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Rock City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Rock City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- South Carthage
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- South Carthage is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carthage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
- Bluff Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bluff Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,734 people
- Chestnut Mound
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Mound is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Mound
- Gordonsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Shaver Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Shaver Town is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Town
- Sumner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Browns, with the one closest to Browns listed first.
- Bledsoe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bledsoe is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
- Bransford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bransford is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bransford
- Population from the 2010 Census: 170 people
- Westmoreland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Chipman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Chipman is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipman
- Bethpage
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sugar Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Grove is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Castalian Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rogana
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Rogana is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogana
- Fairfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfield is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Rock Bridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Rock Bridge is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bridge
- Trousdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Trousdale is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- Corinth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Corinth is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Trousdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Browns, with the one closest to Browns listed first.
- Johntown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Johntown is located in Trousdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johntown
- Hartsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Browns, with the one closest to Browns listed first.
- Centerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,595 people
- Saulsbury
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Saulsbury is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsbury
- Estimated population in 2014: 96 people
- Commerce
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Commerce is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- Linwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Linwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Possum Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Possum Town is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Town
- Lebanon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Watertown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Laguardo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Laguardo is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguardo
- Estimated population in 2014: 132 people
- Doaks Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Doaks Crossroads is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doaks Crossroads
- Doaks Crossroads has also been known as:
- Doaks
- Allen County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Browns, with the one closest to Browns listed first.
- Holland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Holland is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Oak Forest
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Forest is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
- Adolphus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Petroleum
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Petroleum is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Scottsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cedar Springs is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Red Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Red Hill is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Halfway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Halfway is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Halifax
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Halifax is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
- Pope
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pope is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Yesse
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Yesse is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yesse
- Meador
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Meador is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
- Barren County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Browns, with the one closest to Browns listed first.
- Austin
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Austin is located in Barren County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Etoile
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Etoile is located in Barren County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etoile
- Lucas
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Nobob
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Nobob is located in Barren County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobob
- Monroe County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Browns, with the one closest to Browns listed first.
- Akersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Akersville is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Gamaliel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fountain Run
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Boles
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Boles is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Mud Lick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mud Lick is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Lick
- Tompkinsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Forkton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Forkton is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkton
- Hestand
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hestand is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hestand
- Mount Hermon
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Mount Hermon is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
- Martinsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Martinsburg is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Meshack
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Meshack is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meshack
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Browns, see our County-by-County Page for Browns.
Cemeteries Near Browns ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Browns.
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 Browns - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Browns covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Browns, with the one closest to Browns listed first.
- John R Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- George P Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- William McDonald Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Andrews Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Elisha Cox Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Morgan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ed McDonald Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- William Abner Hargis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- John R Brooks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bray Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Long Fork Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Poney McDonald Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Continue List (572 more) ...
- Day Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Chandler - Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- McDonald Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles 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 Browns in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Browns.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Browns, with the one closest to Browns listed first.
- Meadorville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Meadorville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadorville
- Lafayette
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsdale is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Gibbs Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gibbs Crossroads is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Crossroads
- Pleasant Shade
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Willette
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Willette is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willette
- Red Boiling Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Long Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Long Creek is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
- Difficult
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Difficult is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Difficult
- Estimated population in 2014: 14,993 people
- Walnut Shade
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Shade is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shade
- Dixon Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dixon Springs is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- Haysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Haysville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Riddleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Riddleton is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleton
- Defeated
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Defeated is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defeated
- Kempville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kempville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Browns. See our List of 1890's Communities around Browns.
Newspapers Published in Browns ...
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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Browns.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Browns, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Browns.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Browns:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Macon County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- DeKalb County
- Jackson County
- Putnam County
- Smith County
- Sumner County
- Trousdale County
- Wilson County
- Allen County
- Barren County
- Monroe County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
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 Browns, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Browns) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |