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:
36.8490, -79.8920
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 Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Rocky Mount. Rocky Mount lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north of the Brown Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 31 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Brown Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brown Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ramsey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Ramsey Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Sink Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Sink Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Jamison Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Jamison Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Ramsey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Ramsey Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Young Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Love Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Love Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Cemetery
- Canton Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Canton Creek Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton Creek Cemetery
- Stanley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Stanley Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Cemetery
- Starkey - Barbour Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Young Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Altice Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Altice Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Lavinder - Garvin - Woods Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Blackwell - Taylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Love Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Love Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Providence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- McGhee - Taylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lipscomb - Thornton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Thornton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Thornton Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Pearson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Pearson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Wray Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wray Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wray Cemetery
- Metz - Nunn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Metz - Nunn Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz - Nunn Cemetery
- Law Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Law Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Law Cemetery
- Tyree - Turner - Ramsey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beach - Scott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Beach - Scott Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach - Scott Cemetery
- Ramsey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ramsey Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Hodges - Love Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hodges - Love Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges - Love Cemetery
- McGuire Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The McGuire Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGuire 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:
- Oak Level
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Level is located in Henry County
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- Sydnorsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sydnorsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydnorsville
- Henry
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Reed Creek Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Reed Creek Village is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek Village
- Prilliman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Prilliman is located in Franklin County
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- Bassett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stanleytown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ferrum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Barfoot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Barfoot is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfoot
- Collinsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fieldale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Villa Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Villa Heights is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Heights
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Martinsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rocky Mount
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Leatherwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leatherwood is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Dodson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dodson is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
- Laurel Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel Park is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
- Hickman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hickman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Redwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
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- Chatmoss
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Chatmoss is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatmoss
- Gogginsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
- Preston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Preston is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Grady
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Grady is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Laprades Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Laprades Mill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laprades Mill
- Villa ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Villa is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
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 Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bassett
- Ferrum
- Martinsville
- Rocky Mount
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Franklin 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 #1791504 (Brown Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1791504 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: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 362 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bassett
- Location given for Brown Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.8490272 Lon: -79.8919809
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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 Franklin, 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |