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:
35.7762, -84.6288
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 Roane County<2>.
The county seat for Roane County is located in Kingston. Kingston lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northeast of the Brown Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Brown Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brown Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ellis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
- Union Star Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Union Star Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Star Cemetery
- Ellis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
- Hornsby Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Hornsby Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornsby Cemetery
- Hagler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Hagler Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagler Cemetery
- Perry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Perry Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
- Luminary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Luminary Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luminary Cemetery
- Deatherage Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Deatherage Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deatherage Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Barnard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Barnard Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard Cemetery
- Isham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Isham Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isham Cemetery
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- Shields Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Shields Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Picket Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Picket Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picket Cemetery
- Shillings Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Shillings Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shillings Cemetery
- Kindrick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Kindrick Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kindrick Cemetery
- Winton Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Christopher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Christopher Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christopher Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Morrisgap ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Morrisgap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisgap
- Pioneer Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pioneer Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Postoak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Postoak is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
- Postoak has also been known as:
- Post Oak Springs
- Glen Alice
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Glen Alice is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alice
- Cardiff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cardiff is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- Rockwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Surprise
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Surprise is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,799 people
- Midtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Midtown is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown
- Roddy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Roddy is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
- Laddie Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Laddie Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddie Village
- Kingston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Luttrell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Emory Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Emory Gap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory Gap
- Lakewood Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lakewood Village is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 990 people
- Prigmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Prigmore is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prigmore
- Harriman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Akeman Crossroad
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Akeman Crossroad is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akeman Crossroad
- Sewee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sewee is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewee
- Cave Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cave Creek is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Creek
- Bazel Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bazel Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazel Town
- Spring City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sweetwater
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Philadelphia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Loudon City Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Loudon City Park is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon City Park
- Bradbury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bradbury is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradbury
- Kries
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kries is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kries
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 Roane County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cardiff
- Kingston
- Rockwood
- Spring City
- Sweetwater
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 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 Roane 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 #1278540 (Brown Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1278540 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: Roane
- Est. Elev: 232 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rockwood
- Location given for Brown Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.7761842 Lon: -84.6288259
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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 Roane, 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |