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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Brown Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Brown Cemetery

Lat:   35.7062°   (35° 42' 22")

Lon:   -86.2228°   (-86° 13' 22")

The Brown Cemetery is located in Rutherford County<2>.

The county seat for Rutherford County is located in Murfreesboro. Murfreesboro lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northwest of the Brown Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Brown Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brown Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • New Hope Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
  • Big Creek Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Big Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Big Creek Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
  • Mankin Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mankin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mankin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mankin Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
  • Jernigan Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jernigan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jernigan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jernigan Cemetery is located in Coffee County
  • Hettie Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hettie Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hettie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hettie Cemetery is located in Coffee County
  • Green Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Green Cemetery is located in Coffee County
  • Robinson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robinson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Robinson Cemetery is located in Coffee County
  • Sagely Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sagely Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sagely Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sagely Cemetery is located in Cannon County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #18083 <5>
  • Burk Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burk Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Burk Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
  • Lee Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lee Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
  • Harrell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harrell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harrell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Harrell Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
  • Jacobs Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jacobs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jacobs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jacobs Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Bowman Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bowman Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
    • Todd Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Todd Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Todd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Todd Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
    • Todd Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Todd Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Todd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Todd Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
    • Newman Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Newman Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
    • Mankin Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mankin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mankin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mankin Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
    • Broyles Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Broyles Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Broyles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Broyles Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
    • Greene Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greene Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greene Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Greene Cemetery is located in Coffee County
    • Tolbert Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tolbert Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tolbert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tolbert Cemetery is located in Cannon County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Tolbert Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Bradyville.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #19423 <5>
    • Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Cannon County
      • The Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Hopewell Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #13599 <5>
    • Jernigan Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jernigan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jernigan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jernigan Cemetery is located in Cannon County
    • Todd Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Todd Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Todd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Todd Cemetery is located in Cannon County
    • Taylor Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
    • Donnell Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Donnell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Donnell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Donnell Cemetery is located in Rutherford County

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.

  • Gossburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gossburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossburg
    • Gossburg is located in Coffee County
  • Bradyville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
    • Bradyville is located in Cannon County
  • Beechgrove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Burgen
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burgen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgen
    • Burgen is located in Cannon County
  • Burt
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
    • Burt is located in Cannon County
  • Plainview
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
    • Plainview is located in Rutherford County
  • Burns Place
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Place
    • Burns Place is located in Rutherford County
  • Readyville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Dillton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillton
    • Dillton is located in Rutherford County
  • Kittrell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
    • Kittrell is located in Rutherford County
  • Rucker
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rucker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
    • Rucker is located in Rutherford County
  • Bell Buckle
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bell Buckle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Buckle
    • Bell Buckle is located in Bedford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 537 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bell Buckle <7>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Naola ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Naola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naola
      • Naola is located in Coffee County
    • Woodbury
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Busy Corner
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy Corner
      • Busy Corner is located in Coffee County
    • Teal ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
      • Teal is located in Coffee County
    • Wartrace
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Manus Town ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manus Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manus Town
      • Manus Town is located in Cannon County
    • Murfreesboro
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Compton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Compton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
      • Compton is located in Rutherford County
    • Bluewing
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluewing
      • Bluewing is located in Cannon County
    • Midland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Midland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
      • Midland is located in Rutherford County
    • Vannatta
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vannatta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
      • Vannatta is located in Bedford County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
    • Haley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Haley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
      • Haley is located in Bedford County
    • Thomas Town ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomas Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
      • Thomas Town is located in Cannon County
    • Milton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
      • Milton is located in Rutherford County

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 Rutherford County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brown Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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:

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 #1278537  (Brown Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1278537 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Beechgrove
    • County: Rutherford         Elev: 415
    • Location given for GNIS #1278537 (Brown Cemetery)

The official website for Rutherford County: www.rutherfordcounty.org/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

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 Rutherford, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Brown Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7062, Longitude: -86.2228       In this case, the coordinates for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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