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:
37.4274, -77.5492
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 Chesterfield County<2>.
. Chesterfield lies just to the southeast of the Brown Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Brown Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brown Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hopewell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Brown Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dale Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Dale Memorial Park is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale Memorial Park
- Mt. Giea Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Giea Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Giea Cemetery
- Central Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Central Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Old Tomahawk Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Old Tomahawk Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Tomahawk Cemetery
- Brown Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Brown Grove Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Grove Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Tomahawk Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Tomahawk Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk Cemetery
- Centralia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Centralia Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia Cemetery
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Gilead Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gilead Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Cary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Cary Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary Cemetery
- Trabur Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Trabur Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trabur Cemetery
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Lester Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Lester Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Cemetery
- Fuqua Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Fuqua Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuqua Cemetery
- Second Branch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Second Branch Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Second Branch Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Old Lane Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Lane Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Lane Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Richmond City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Maury Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gravel Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Gravel Hill Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Fendley ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fendley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fendley
- Chesterfield Court House
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beulah Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Beulah Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Village
- Drewrys Bluff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Drewrys Bluff is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewrys Bluff
- Centralia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Bensley Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bensley Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley Village
- Bensley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bensley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley
- Ampt Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ampt Hill is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ampt Hill
- Walmsley Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Walmsley Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walmsley Village
- Chesterfield Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Chesterfield Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield Village
- Bellwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bellwood is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Cherry Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bon Air
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Chester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Robious
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Robious is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robious
- Chippenham Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Chippenham Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippenham Village
- Midlothian
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Holly ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Holly is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
- Otterdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Otterdale is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterdale
- Coalboro ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Coalboro is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalboro
- Oakland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Winterpock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Winterpock is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterpock
- Lorraine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lorraine is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
- Montrose Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Montrose Heights is located in Richmond City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Heights
- Richmond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
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 Chesterfield County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Centralia
- Chester
- Midlothian
- Richmond
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 websites either 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 Virginia:
- Pages specific to Chesterfield 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 #1463902 (Brown Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1463902 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: Chesterfield
- Est. Elev: 63 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Chesterfield
- Location given for Brown Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.4273708 Lon: -77.5491544
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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 Virginia's counties, including Chesterfield, 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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