A visit to the Brown Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Brown Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Brown Cemetery (FG ID #9777).
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:
34.9954, -89.9727
The Brown Cemetery is located in Shelby County<2>.
The county seat for Shelby County is located in Memphis. Memphis lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north northwest 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 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Brown Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brown Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Phoenix Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Phoenix Cemetery is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix Cemetery
- Number 9 Hall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Avery Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Avery Chapel Cemetery is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery Chapel Cemetery
- New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jeremiah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Jeremiah Cemetery is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah Cemetery
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Thomas Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- New Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Oakville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Oakville Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- New Bethlehem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The New Bethlehem Cemetery is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethlehem Cemetery
- Baron Hirsch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Baron Hirsch Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baron Hirsch Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Temple Israel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hollywood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Nesbit Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Nesbit Cemetery is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesbit Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Clemonts Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Clemonts Cemetery is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemonts Cemetery
- Stateline Church of Christ
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 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:
- Southaven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- De Soto Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- De Soto Village is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto Village
- Horn Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Capleville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Capleville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capleville
- Aldens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oakville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Parkway Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Parkway Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkway Village
- Lynchburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Olive Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Nesbit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Southhaven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Southhaven is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southhaven
- The Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Walls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bright
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Binghampton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hernando
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hunt Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hunt Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,234 people
- Memphis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Germantown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Forest Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Memphis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Memphis is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Bailey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
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 Shelby County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Germantown
- Hernando
- Memphis
- Olive Branch
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Shelby 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #9777
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1278516 (Brown Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1278516 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: Shelby
- Est. Elev: 106 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pleasant Hill
- Location given for Brown Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.9950926 Lon: -89.973146
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Shelby, 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 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. |