A visit to the Brown 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 Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Brown Cemetery:
31.3777, -97.7114
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Brown Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Brown Cemetery is located in Coryell County<2>.
The county seat for Coryell County is located in Gatesville. Gatesville lies just to the north northwest of the Brown Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Brown Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brown Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ft. Gates Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Ft. Gates Cemetery is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. Gates Cemetery
- Powell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Mound Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mound Cemetery is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Cemetery
- Restland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Restland Cemetery is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Restland Cemetery
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Ruth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Ruth Cemetery is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
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- Bruce Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bruce Cemetery is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The White Cemetery is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- King & Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The King & Smith Cemetery is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King & Smith Cemetery
- Lamb Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Lamb Cemetery is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Cemetery
- Blackfoot Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Blackfoot Cemetery is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfoot Cemetery
- Greenbriar Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Greenbriar Cemetery is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenbriar Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the east of Gatesville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3927 <5>
- Hemelline Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Hemelline Cemetery is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemelline Cemetery
- Hubbard Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Hubbard Cemetery is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Cemetery
- Seaton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Seaton Cemetery is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaton Cemetery
- Coryell Valley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 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:
- Fort Gates
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fort Gates is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gates
- Mound
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Gatesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- South Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- South Mountain is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Flat
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leon Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lime City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lime City is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
- Saint Elijah Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Saint Elijah Village is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elijah Village
- Mason Crossing ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mason Crossing is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Crossing
- King
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- King is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Oglesby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Coryell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coryell is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coryell
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- The Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Grove is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Grove
- Brookhaven
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Brookhaven is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
- Levita
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Levita is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levita
- Walker Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Walker Village is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Village
- Turnersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Turnersville is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
- Purmela
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Comanche Village III
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Comanche Village III is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche Village III
- Comanche Village I
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Comanche Village I is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche Village I
- Comanche Village II
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Comanche Village II is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche Village II
- Fort Hood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- McNair Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- McNair Village is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNair Village
- Chaffee Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Chaffee Village is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaffee Village
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 Coryell 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 begin 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 Coryell 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 GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1352966 (Brown Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1352966 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: Coryell
- Est. Elev: 226 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gatesville East
- Location given for Brown Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.3776667 Lon: -97.7114096
- 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 Coryell, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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> | 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. |