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A visit to the Brown - Beard 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 Brown - Beard Cemetery ...

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

29.4060, -95.6317

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Brown - Beard Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Brown - Beard Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County<2>.

The county seat for Fort Bend County is located in Richmond. Richmond lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Brown - Beard Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Brown - Beard Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Brown - Beard Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Concord Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Concord Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
  • Cesinger Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Cesinger Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cesinger Cemetery
  • Guy Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Guy Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy Cemetery
  • Woods Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Woods Cemetery is located in Brazoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Woods Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Sandy Point.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7745 <5>
  • Pilgrim Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Pilgrim Cemetery is located in Brazoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Cemetery
  • Pilgrims, Knights and Daughters Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Pilgrims, Knights and Daughters Cemetery is located in Brazoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrims, Knights and Daughters Cemetery
    • The Pilgrims, Knights and Daughters Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Daughters Cemetery
    • Pilgrims Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5989 <5>
  • Sandy Point Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Sandberry Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Sandberry Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandberry Cemetery
  • Damon Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • St.s Cyril & Methodius Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jones Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Jones Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
  • Dewalt Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Dewalt Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewalt Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • San Grabiel Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The San Grabiel Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Grabiel Cemetery
    • West Gethsemane Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Providence Baptist Church Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Providence Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Baptist Church Cemetery
      • The Providence Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Providence Cemetery
      • Waldeck Plantation Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2150428 <5>
    • Iowa Colony Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Arcola - Fresno Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Cementerio San Isidro Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Morton Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Morton Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Cemetery
    • Byrd Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Byrd Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
      • The Byrd Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Rosenberg Community Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2257031 <5>
    • New Revelation Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The New Revelation Cemetery is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Revelation Cemetery
      • The New Revelation Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Kelly Lake Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2358939 <5>
    • New Hope Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Brown - Beard Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Brown - Beard Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Thompsons
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Lochridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Lochridge is located in Brazoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochridge
  • Booth
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Sandy Point
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Sandy Point is located in Brazoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
  • Juliff
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Juliff is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juliff
  • Sienna Plantation
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Sienna Plantation is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sienna Plantation
  • Fairchilds
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Fairchilds is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairchilds
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,359 people
  • Guy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Damon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Greatwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Greatwood is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greatwood
  • Greatwood Village
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Greatwood Village is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greatwood Village
  • Rosharon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Hawdon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Hawdon is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawdon
      • Hawdon has also been known as:
      • Hawdon Junction
    • Trammels
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Trammels is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trammels
    • Arcola
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Arcola is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,775 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcola <6>
    • Dewalt
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Dewalt is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewalt
    • First Colony
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • First Colony is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Colony
    • Bonney
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Bonney is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonney
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
    • Missouri City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Pleak
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Pleak is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleak
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,762 people
    • Needville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • New Territory
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • New Territory is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Territory
    • Iowa Colony
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Iowa Colony is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Colony
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,888 people
    • Sugar Land
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Harlem
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Harlem is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
    • Chenango
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Chenango is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenango
    • Fresno
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Richmond
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Fifth Street
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Fifth Street is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifth Street
    • Rosenberg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)

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 - Beard Cemetery. The following communities are located in Fort Bend County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brown - Beard Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 either 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 - Beard Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Fort Bend 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 - Beard Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2575401  (Brown-Beard Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2575401 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: Fort Bend
      • Est. Elev: 17 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Smithers Lake
      • Location given for Brown-Beard Cemetery:
      • Lat: 29.406049     Lon: -95.631673
      • 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 Texas' counties, including Fort Bend, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Brown - Beard 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.