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:
30.1308, -97.8228
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 Travis County<2>.
The county seat for Travis County is located in Austin. Austin lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Brown Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Brown Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Brown Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brown Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- The Allen Cemetery has also been known as:
- Allen - Good Cemetery
- Carl Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Carl Cemetery is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl Cemetery
- Barton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Barton Cemetery is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Cemetery
- Williamson Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cook Walden Forest Oaks Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Cook Walden Forest Oaks Memorial Park is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Walden Forest Oaks Memorial Park
- The Cook Walden Forest Oaks Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Forest Oaks Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3643 <5>
- Forest Oaks Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Martin Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Martin Church Cemetery is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Martin Church Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the east of Kyle.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5049 <5>
- Creedmoor Community Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Creedmoor Community Cemetery is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creedmoor Community Cemetery
- The Creedmoor Community Cemetery has also been known as:
- Creedmoor Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3108 <5>
- Assumption Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Assumption Cemetery is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption Cemetery
- The Assumption Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Edwards Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2178 <5>
- Johnson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Vasquez Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tucker Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Tucker Cemetery is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
- Oliver Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Oliver Cemetery is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver Cemetery
- San Vincente Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Niederwald Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Niederwald Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niederwald Cemetery
- Nelson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Nelson Cemetery is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Austin.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1034863 <5>
- Burdett Prairie Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Texas State Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Texas State Cemetery is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas State Cemetery
- The Texas State Cemetery has also been known as:
- State Cemetery of Texas
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #206603 <5>
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]<3> of the Brown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Brown Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- San Leanna
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- San Leanna is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Leanna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 507 people
- Manchaca
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Onion Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Onion Creek is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onion Creek
- Hays
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hays is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Buda
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Tanglewood Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Tanglewood Forest is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood Forest
- Shady Hollow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Hollow is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Hollow
- Carl
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Carl is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
- Flatrock Ford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Flatrock Ford is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock Ford
- Creedmoor
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mountain City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain City is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 858 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Goforth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Goforth is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goforth
- Bear Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Creek is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Estimated population in 2017: 445 people
- Pilot Knob
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pilot Knob is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
- Kyle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mustang Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mustang Ridge is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,001 people
- Niederwald
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Niederwald is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niederwald
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Austin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rollingwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rollingwood is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,571 people
- Barton Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Barton Creek is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Creek
- Mendoza
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mendoza is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendoza
- Elroy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Elroy is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
- Del Valle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Lake Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- West Lake Hills is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lake Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,254 people
- Lost Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lost Creek is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
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 Travis County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Austin
- Buda
- Buda lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Brown Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Buda.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buda
- Kyle
- Kyle lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Brown Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Kyle.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyle
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 Brown Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Travis 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 #1372739 (Brown Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1372739 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: Travis
- Est. Elev: 193 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Oak Hill
- Location given for Brown Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.1307678 Lon: -97.8227829
- 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 Travis, 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> | 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. |
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