A visit to the Browns 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 Browns Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Browns Cemetery:
35.3973, -85.5586
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Browns Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Browns Cemetery is located in Grundy County<2>.
The county seat for Grundy County is located in Altamont. Altamont lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Browns Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Browns Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Browns Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Browns Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Palmer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Palmer City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Palmer City Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer City Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The White Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Fall Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Fall Creek Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek Cemetery
- Swiss Colony Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Swiss Colony Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swiss Colony Cemetery
- Fults Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Fults Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fults Cemetery
- Lands Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Lands Chapel Cemetery is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lands Chapel Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beersheba Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grace Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Grace Chapel Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Chapel Cemetery
- Griffith Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- McGlothen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The McGlothen Cemetery is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGlothen Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- King Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Morton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Morton Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Walker Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Beersheba Springs.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #19798 <5>
- Burkett Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stone Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Stone Cemetery is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Cemetery
- Cordell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Cordell Cemetery is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordell Cemetery
- Altamont Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Altamont Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont Cemetery
- Coalmont Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Coalmont Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont Cemetery
- Layne Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Layne Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layne Cemetery
- Presnell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Presnell Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presnell Cemetery
- Cookston Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Cookston Cemetery is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookston Cemetery
- Bryant Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Bryant Cemetery is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Cemetery
- Pickett Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Pickett Cemetery is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickett Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Browns Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Browns Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Palmer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Gruetli - Laager
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Beersheba Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beersheba Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beersheba Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Daus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Daus is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daus
- Coalmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Coalmont is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
- Greentown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Greentown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- Cartwright
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cartwright is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,261 people
- Dunlap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Condra
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Condra is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condra
- Altamont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Center Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Center Point is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Chalybeate
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Chalybeate is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- White City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- White City is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Whitwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Tracy City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lankford Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lankford Town is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Town
- Powells Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Powells Crossroads is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powells Crossroads
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,352 people
- Pailo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pailo is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pailo
- Brockdell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brockdell is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockdell
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 Browns Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Grundy County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Browns Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Altamont
- Dunlap
- Tracy City
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 Browns Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Grundy 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 Browns Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1647181 (Browns Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1647181 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: Grundy
- Est. Elev: 582 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Collins
- Location given for Browns Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.3972926 Lon: -85.5585821
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Grundy, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Browns 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> | 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |