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:
35.2401, -86.2461
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 Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Winchester. Winchester lies just to the east southeast 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 32 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Brown Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brown Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Awalt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Awalt Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Awalt Cemetery
- Shasteen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Shasteen Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shasteen Cemetery
- Union Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Marble Plains Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Marble Plains Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Plains Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Marble Plains Baptist Church Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the west of Winchester.
- The Marble Plains Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Marble Plains Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #15099 <5>
- Turner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- McKnight Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The McKnight Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKnight Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Majors Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Majors Cemetery is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majors Cemetery
- Majors Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Beech Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Beech Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Kitchens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Kitchens Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitchens Cemetery
- Macon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Macon Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Fanning Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Fanning Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanning Cemetery
- Hudgins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hudgins Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudgins Cemetery
- Poe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Poe Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe Cemetery
- Chastain Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Chastain Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chastain Cemetery
- Ridgeville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ridgeville Cemetery is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville Cemetery
- Hawkersmith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hawkersmith Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkersmith Cemetery
- Travis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Travis Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travis Cemetery
- Gregory Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gregory Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Cemetery
- Kitchens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Kitchens Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitchens Cemetery
- Scivally - Green Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pauper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Pauper Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauper Cemetery
- Little Hurricane Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Womack Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Womack Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack Cemetery
- Pennington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Pennington Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Cemetery
- The Pennington Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hinkle Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #13423 <5>
- Pylant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Pylant Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pylant Cemetery
- Gilbert Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Gilbert Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert 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:
- Winchester Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Winchester Springs is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Springs
- Ridgeville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgeville is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Estill Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lexie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lexie is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
- Lynchburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Winchester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tullahoma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Countyline
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Countyline is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
- Decherd
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Homaway Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Homaway Village is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homaway Village
- Raus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Raus is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raus
- Beans Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Beans Creek is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Creek
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Booneville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Booneville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
- Willow Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Willow Grove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Huntland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Greenhaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Greenhaw is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaw
- Cascade Hollow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cascade Hollow is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Hollow
- Cowan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Normandy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Belmont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Flintville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Flintville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 627 people
- Cortner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cortner is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner
- Corder Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Corder Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corder Crossroads
- Sal City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sal City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sal City
- Haley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Haley is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
- Francisco
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Francisco is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Royal Oaks
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Royal Oaks is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Belleville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Belleville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
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 Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cowan
- Lynchburg
- Tullahoma
- Winchester
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:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Franklin 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 #1278523 (Brown Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1278523 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: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 293 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Belvidere
- Location given for Brown Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.2400823 Lon: -86.2461005
- 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 Franklin, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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. |
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