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A visit to the Brownson 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 Brownson Cemetery ...

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

29.3700, -96.5864

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

The Brownson Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.

The county seat for Jackson County is located in Edna. Edna lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the south of the Brownson Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Brownson Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km] of the Brownson Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Bright Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Bright Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Cemetery
  • Hartt Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Hartt Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartt Cemetery
  • Cheetham Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Cheetham Cemetery is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheetham Cemetery
  • Myrtle Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • The Myrtle Cemetery is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Cemetery
  • Nada Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • The Nada Cemetery is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nada Cemetery
  • Garwood Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • The Garwood Cemetery is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garwood Cemetery
  • Willow Creek Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • The Willow Creek Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek Cemetery
  • Smoothingiron Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Smoothingiron Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoothingiron Cemetery
  • Haidusek Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • The Haidusek Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haidusek Cemetery
  • Gandy Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Gandy Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandy Cemetery
  • Hahn Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Hahn Cemetery is located in Wharton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hahn Cemetery
  • Garwood Methodist Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Geiger Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Geiger Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geiger Cemetery
    • Obelgoner Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Obelgoner Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obelgoner Cemetery
    • Fuller Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • The Fuller Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller Cemetery
    • Miller Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Miller Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
    • St. John Nepomucene Catholic Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • The St. John Nepomucene Catholic Cemetery is located in Wharton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Nepomucene Catholic Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John Nepomucene Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the northwest of El Campo.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1970386 <5>
    • Keilers Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Keilers Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keilers Cemetery
    • Redus Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Redus Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redus Cemetery
    • Geiger Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Geiger Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geiger Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Brownson Cemetery.

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

  • Provident City ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Provident City is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provident City
  • Speaks
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Sheridan
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Rock Island
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Rock Island is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
  • Hahn
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Hahn is located in Wharton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hahn
  • Nada
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Garwood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Sublime
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Eldridge
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Eldridge is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldridge
  • Boedecker Junction
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Boedecker Junction is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boedecker Junction
  • Altair
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Matthews
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Matthews is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Ezzell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Ezzell is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezzell
    • Morales
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Morales is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morales
    • Bonus
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Bonus is located in Wharton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonus
    • Louise
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Egypt
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Hillje
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Hillje is located in Wharton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillje
    • Eagle Lake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • New Bielau ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • New Bielau is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bielau
    • Oakland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Glidden
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • El Campo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Ramsey
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Ramsey is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
    • Hackberry ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Hackberry is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry
    • Hallettsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)

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 Brownson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jackson County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brownson 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 helpful 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 Brownson Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Jackson 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 Brownson Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1353004  (Brownson Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1353004 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: Jackson
      • Est. Elev: 50 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Sheridan SE
      • Location given for Brownson Cemetery:
      • Lat: 29.3699682     Lon: -96.5863611
      • 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 Jackson, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brownson 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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