A visit to the Browns Church 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 Browns Church Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Browns Church Cemetery (FG ID #2171357).
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 Church Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Browns Church Cemetery:
35.6782, -88.7111
The Browns Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the northeast of Jackson.
The cemetery is located in Madison County<3>.
Adjacent to the Browns Church Cemetery and just to the northwest is the Union Hill Christian Methodist Episcopal (CME) Church Cemetery.
The county seat for Madison County is located in Jackson. Jackson lies just to the southwest of the Browns Church Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Browns Church Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Browns Church Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Browns Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Davidson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Davidson Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson Cemetery
- Highland Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ridgecrest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Union Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Mariah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Mariah Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariah Cemetery
- Elmwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hollywood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Riveside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Riveside Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riveside Cemetery
- Independence Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Independence Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Hicks Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Hicks Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Cemetery
- Rushing Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Rushing Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushing Cemetery
- Hope Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Hope Hill Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Hill Cemetery
- Woods Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Hamlet Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Hamlet Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet Cemetery
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]<2> of the Browns Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Browns Church Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Claybrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oakfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- White Fern
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Spring Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jackson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Goat City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Goat City is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat City
- Three Way
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Malesus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mifflin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Huron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Medina
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- McHaney ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- McHaney is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHaney
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cedar Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Windy City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sitka
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cisco Indian Village ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cisco Indian Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco Indian Village
- Lavinia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pinson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Humboldt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Huntersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Middle Fork
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gibson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Henderson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Whitthorne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Gadsden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gadsden is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Milan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
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 Church Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Madison County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Browns Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Henderson
- Humboldt
- Jackson
- Milan
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Browns Church Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Madison 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 Church Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2171357
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> | 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 Church Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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. |