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:
35.9076, -87.4720
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 Hickman County<2>.
The county seat for Hickman County is located in Centerville. Centerville lies just to the south 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.
- Shipp Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Shipp Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipp Cemetery
- Temple Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Temple Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Cemetery
- Humble Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Humble Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humble Cemetery
- Petty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Petty Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petty Cemetery
- Russell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- Canady Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Canady Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canady Cemetery
- Dodd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Dodd Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodd Cemetery
- Reeves Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Reeves Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeves Cemetery
- Redden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Redden Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redden Cemetery
- Gossett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Gossett Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossett Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Potter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Potter Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Dudley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Dudley Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Monk Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Monk Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monk Cemetery
- Christian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Christian Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Cemetery
- Potter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Potter Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Cemetery
- Frazier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Frazier Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier Cemetery
- Givens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Givens Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Givens Cemetery
- Meacham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Meacham Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meacham Cemetery
- Petty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Petty Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petty Cemetery
- Wells Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Wells Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 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:
- Graham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Graham is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Nunnelly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Nunnelly is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunnelly
- Whitehouse
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Whitehouse is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Centerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Abiff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Abiff is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abiff
- Tottys Bend
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tottys Bend is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tottys Bend
- Tidwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tidwell is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
- Pomona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pomona is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Whitfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whitfield is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Littlelot
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Littlelot is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlelot
- Only
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dickson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Tennessee City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Tennessee City is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee City
- Swan Bluff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Swan Bluff is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Bluff
- Primm Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Primm Springs is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primm Springs
- Burns
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pond is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
- Spencers Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Spencers Mill is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencers Mill
- Duck River
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Duck River is located in Hickman County
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- McEwen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Aetna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Aetna is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetna
- Hurricane Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
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 Hickman County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Burns
- Centerville
- Charlotte
- Dickson
- McEwen
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Hickman 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 #1278546 (Brown Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1278546 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: Hickman
- Est. Elev: 172 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Texas Hollow
- Location given for Brown Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.9075647 Lon: -87.4719593
- 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 Hickman, 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |