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:
35.2054, -89.3537
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 Fayette County<2>.
The county seat for Fayette County is located in Somerville. Somerville lies just to the north 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 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Brown Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brown Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Stitts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Stitts Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stitts Cemetery
- McFerrin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The McFerrin Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFerrin Cemetery
- Powell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- Moe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Moe Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moe Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Asbury African American Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Asbury African American Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury African American Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Asbury African American Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the south of Somerville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8722 <5>
- Asbury Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Asbury Chapel Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Asbury Chapel Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the south of Somerville.
- The Asbury Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Asbury Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8722 <5>
- Brooks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Somerville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Somerville Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville Cemetery
- Perry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Perry Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
- Wesley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wesley Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Dungan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Dungan Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungan Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Dupree Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Dupree Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupree Cemetery
- Whitetaker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Whitetaker Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitetaker Cemetery
- Somerville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Somerville Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Chaffin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Chaffin Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaffin Cemetery
- Tharp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Tharp Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tharp Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah 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:
- Somerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Williston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Williston is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Macon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Macon is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Oakland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,669 people
- Moscow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Forty Five
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Forty Five is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forty Five
- Newcastle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Newcastle is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcastle
- La Grange
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- La Grange is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Hickory Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hickory Valley is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Whiteville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fayette Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fayette Corners is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Corners
- Hickory Withe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hickory Withe is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Withe
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Canadaville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Canadaville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadaville
- Elba
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elba is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Fredonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fredonia is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Grand Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dancyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Dancyville is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dancyville
- Rossville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Michigan City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Gallaway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Keeling
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Keeling is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeling
- Eurekaton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Eurekaton is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eurekaton
- Mason
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Braden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Slayden
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Slayden is located in Marshall County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
- Saulsbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Saulsbury is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Arlington
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Stanton
(18 miles [29 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 Fayette County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arlington
- La Grange
- Somerville
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:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Fayette 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 #1278522 (Brown Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1278522 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: Fayette
- Est. Elev: 138 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Somerville
- Location given for Brown Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.2053644 Lon: -89.3536828
- 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 Tennessee'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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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. |
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