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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 #2610).

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:

31.0599, -97.8185

The Brown Cemetery is located in Killeen.

The cemetery is located in Bell County<2>.

The county seat for Bell County is located in Belton. Belton lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the east of the Brown Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Brown Cemetery.

Name Variations for Brown Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Brown Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Brown Okay Community Cemetery
  • Browns Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km] of the Brown Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Sibley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Sibley Cemetery is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley Cemetery
  • Mayberry Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Mayberry Cemetery is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayberry Cemetery
  • Henderson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Henderson Cemetery is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
  • Copperas Cove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Copperas Cove Cemetery is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperas Cove Cemetery
  • Browning Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Browning Cemetery is located in Lampasas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning Cemetery
  • Toby Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Toby Cemetery is located in Burnet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toby Cemetery
  • Smith Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Lampasas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
  • City Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The City Cemetery is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Cemetery
  • Gillum Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Gillum Cemetery is located in Burnet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillum Cemetery
  • Killeen Memorial Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Killeen Memorial Park is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killeen Memorial Park
  • Gotcher Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Gotcher Cemetery is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotcher Cemetery
  • Blackburn Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 17 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:

  • Montague Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Montague Village is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague Village
  • Maxdale ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Maxdale is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxdale
  • Killeen
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Chaffee Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Chaffee Village is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaffee Village
  • Fort Hood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Comanche Village I
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Comanche Village I is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche Village I
  • Comanche Village II
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Comanche Village II is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche Village II
  • Comanche Village III
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Comanche Village III is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche Village III
  • Ding Dong
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • McNair Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • McNair Village is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNair Village
  • Copperas Cove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Walker Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Walker Village is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Village
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...

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 Bell County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Brown Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Bell 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:  #2610

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1352995  (Browns Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1352995 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: Bell
      • Est. Elev: 299 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: McMillan Mountains
      • Location given for Browns Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.0598982     Lon: -97.8183532
      • 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 Texas' counties, including Bell, 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' (or 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- 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.