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The location of the Brown Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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)

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

Lat:   35.9178°   (35° 55' 4")

Lon:   -86.2811°   (-86° 16' 51")

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

The county seat for Rutherford County is located in Murfreesboro. Murfreesboro lies just to the southwest of the Brown Cemetery .

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 professional and volunteer 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 Rutherford County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Brown Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 25 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.

    • Compton
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Compton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
      • Compton is located in Rutherford County
    • Cainsville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cainsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
      • Cainsville is located in Wilson County
    • Milton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
      • Milton is located in Rutherford County
    • Walterhill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walterhill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walterhill
      • Walterhill is located in Rutherford County
    • Kittrell
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
      • Kittrell is located in Rutherford County
    • Murfreesboro
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Dillton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillton
      • Dillton is located in Rutherford County
    • Readyville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Auburntown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburntown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburntown
      • Auburntown is located in Cannon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
    • Colonial Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
      • Colonial Village is located in Rutherford County
    • Burns Place
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Place
      • Burns Place is located in Rutherford County
    • Statesville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
      • Statesville is located in Wilson County
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Rucker
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rucker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
        • Rucker is located in Rutherford County
      • Bradyville
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
        • Bradyville is located in Cannon County
      • Burt
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
        • Burt is located in Cannon County
      • Woodbury
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Doaks Crossroads
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doaks Crossroads
        • Doaks Crossroads is located in Wilson County
        • Doaks Crossroads has also been known as:
        • Doaks
      • Smyrna
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
        • Smyrna is located in Rutherford County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,185 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smyrna <4>
      • Round Top
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
        • Round Top is located in Wilson County
      • Plainview
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • 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
      • Burgen
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burgen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgen
        • Burgen is located in Cannon County
      • Gladeville
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Watertown
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Gassaway
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway
        • Gassaway is located in Cannon County
      • Greenwood
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
        • Greenwood is located in Wilson 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.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 38 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Brown Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Dickson Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dickson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dickson Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dickson Cemetery
    • Martin Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Martin Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martin Cemetery
    • Martin Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Martin Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martin Cemetery
    • Reeves Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reeves Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Reeves Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reeves Cemetery
    • Dill Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dill Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dill Cemetery
    • Dement Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dement Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dement Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dement Cemetery
    • Donnell Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • 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
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Donnell Cemetery
    • Dillon Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dillon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dillon Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dillon Cemetery
    • Rucker Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rucker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rucker Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rucker Cemetery
    • Thompson Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Thompson Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
    • Compton Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Compton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Compton Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Compton Cemetery
    • Bowling Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowling Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bowling Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowling Cemetery
    • Continue List   (26 more) ...
      • Brown Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Brown Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
      • Kerr Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kerr Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Kerr Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kerr Cemetery
      • Northcutt Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Northcutt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Northcutt Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Northcutt Cemetery
      • Williford Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Williford Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williford Cemetery
      • Patterson Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Patterson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Patterson Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Patterson Cemetery
      • Jarmen Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jarmen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Jarmen Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jarmen Cemetery
      • Barlow Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Barlow Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • The Barlow Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barlow Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8908 <7>
      • Lasater Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lasater Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Lasater Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lasater Cemetery
      • Pearcy Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pearcy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pearcy Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pearcy Cemetery
      • Johns Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Johns Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johns Cemetery
      • McDaniel Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McDaniel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The McDaniel Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McDaniel Cemetery
      • Owen Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Owen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Owen Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Owen Cemetery
      • Sharp Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sharp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Sharp Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sharp Cemetery
      • Emery Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Emery Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emery Cemetery
      • Boyd Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boyd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Boyd Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boyd Cemetery
      • Pitts Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pitts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pitts Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pitts Cemetery
      • Hall Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hall Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall Cemetery
      • Fathera Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fathera Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Fathera Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fathera Cemetery
      • Floyd - Alexander Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Floyd - Alexander Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Floyd - Alexander Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Floyd - Alexander Cemetery
      • Floyd Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Floyd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Floyd Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Floyd Cemetery
      • Jones Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Jones Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
      • Craddock Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Craddock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Craddock Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Craddock Cemetery
      • Mathes Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mathes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mathes Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mathes Cemetery
      • Dement Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dement Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Dement Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dement Cemetery
      • Bradleys Creek Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bradleys Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bradleys Creek Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bradleys Creek Cemetery
      • Jarmen Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jarmen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Jarmen Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jarmen Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 #1645557  (Brown Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1645557 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: Lascassas
      • County: Rutherford         Elev: 179
      • Location given for GNIS #1645557 (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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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: 35.9178, Longitude: -86.2811       In this case, the coordinates for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <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>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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