A visit to the Browning 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 Browning Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Browning Cemetery (FG ID #9837).
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 Browning Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Browning Cemetery:
36.5579, -85.7605
The Browning Cemetery is located in Clay County<2>.
The county seat for Clay County is located in Celina. Celina lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east of the Browning Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Browning Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Browning Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Browning Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hermitage Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pedigo Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Miles Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Reeves Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Leonard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Biles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Denton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jonestown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Turner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Compton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Chimney Rock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Cothron - Gregory Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Whitley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Whitley Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitley Cemetery
- Franklin - York Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry - Price Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ben A. McLerran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pitcock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clementsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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] of the Browning Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Browning Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hermitage Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jenkins Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clementsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Shade
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Red Boiling Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gamaliel
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- North Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Boles
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Boles
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Town is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
- Moss
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Haydenburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Whitleyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hestand
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gibbs Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tompkinsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Butlers Landing ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Akersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Frog Pond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rough Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Forkton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mud Lick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Difficult
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gainesboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Celina
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lafayette
(14 miles [22.5 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 Browning Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clay County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Browning Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Celina
- Gainesboro
- Lafayette
- Red Boiling Springs
- Tompkinsville
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 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 Browning Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Clay 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 Browning Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #9837
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1278612 (Browning Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1278612 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: Clay
- Est. Elev: 274 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Red Boiling Springs
- Location given for Browning Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.5578352 Lon: -85.760255
- 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 Clay, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Browning 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. |