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A visit to the Brown Ranch 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 Ranch Cemetery ...

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

31.6582, -99.4726

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

The Brown Ranch Cemetery is located in Coleman County<2>.

The county seat for Coleman County is located in Coleman. Coleman lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Brown Ranch Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Brown Ranch Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the Brown Ranch Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Voss Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Voss Cemetery is located in Coleman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voss Cemetery
  • Valera Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Valera Cemetery is located in Coleman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valera Cemetery
  • Old Valera Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Old Valera Cemetery is located in Coleman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Valera Cemetery
  • Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Hill Cemetery is located in Coleman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
  • Stewardson Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Stewardson Cemetery is located in Coleman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewardson Cemetery
  • Coleman Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • The Coleman Cemetery is located in Coleman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
    • The Coleman Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Coleman City Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #322488 <5>
  • Leaday Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Leaday Cemetery is located in Coleman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaday Cemetery
  • Chaffin Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • The Chaffin Cemetery is located in McCulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaffin Cemetery
  • Whon Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Whon Cemetery is located in Coleman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whon Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Whon Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Rockwood.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7628 <5>
  • Five Ashes Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Five Ashes Cemetery is located in Coleman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Ashes Cemetery
  • Glen Cove Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Glen Cove Cemetery is located in Coleman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove Cemetery
  • Talpa Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Talpa Cemetery is located in Coleman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talpa Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Marion Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • The Marion Cemetery is located in McCulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Cemetery
    • Walker Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • The Walker Cemetery is located in Coleman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
    • Rice Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • The Rice Cemetery is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rice Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Brookesmith.
    • Mukewater Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • The Mukewater Cemetery is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mukewater Cemetery
    • Salem Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • The Salem Cemetery is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
    • Mt. View Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • The Mt. View Cemetery is located in Coleman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. View Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. View Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the northwest of Coleman.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5453 <5>
    • Ray Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • The Ray Cemetery is located in Coleman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ray Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northwest of Coleman.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2332327 <5>
    • Herring Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • The Herring Cemetery is located in Coleman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Herring Cemetery is located 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the west of Coleman.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4191 <5>
    • Fife Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • The Fife Cemetery is located in McCulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fife Cemetery
    • Mud Creek Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • The Mud Creek Cemetery is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Creek Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Brown Ranch Cemetery.

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

  • Voss
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Gouldbusk
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Valera
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Santa Anna
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Rockwood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Coleman
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Trickham
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Trickham is located in Coleman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickham
    • Former name for Trickham:
    • Trick'em
  • Waldrip
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Waldrip is located in McCulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldrip
  • Whon ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Whon is located in Coleman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whon
  • Talpa
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Glen Cove
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Glen Cove is located in Coleman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
  • Doole ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Doole is located in McCulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doole
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Bangs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Fry ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Fry is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry
    • Brookesmith
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Millersview
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Lohn
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Pear Valley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Novice
      (24 miles [38.6 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 Brown Ranch Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Coleman County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Ranch Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Coleman 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 Ranch Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1331360  (Brown Ranch Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1331360 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: Coleman
      • Est. Elev: 505 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Fisk
      • Location given for Brown Ranch Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.6582069     Lon: -99.472563
      • 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 Coleman, 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 Ranch 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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