A visit to the Brown Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Brown Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Brown Cemetery (FG ID #167082)
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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
Lat: 37.1977° (37° 11' 51")
Lon: -80.6074° (-80° 36' 26")
The Brown Cemetery is located in Pulaski County<2>.
The county seat for Pulaski County is located in Pulaski. Pulaski lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southwest of the Brown Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Brown Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brown Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hickman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wake Forest Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wake Forest Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wake Forest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Wake Forest Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Highland Emmanuel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Emmanuel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Emmanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Highland Emmanuel Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Morgan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morgan Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morgan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- New River Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New River Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The New River Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Sunrise Burial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunrise Burial Park
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunrise Burial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Sunrise Burial Park is located in Pulaski County
- Anderson - Vickers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson - Vickers Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anderson - Vickers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Anderson - Vickers Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Central Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Central Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Central Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Central Cemetery is located in Radford City
- Burton Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stanger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wesley Chapel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wesley Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Wesley Chapel Cemetery is located in Giles County
- West View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West View Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The West View Cemetery is located in Radford City
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Snider Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snider Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Snider Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Snider Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Walker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Anderson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Staffordsville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Staffordsville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Staffordsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Staffordsville Cemetery is located in Giles County
- New Dublin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Dublin Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Dublin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The New Dublin Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Highland Memory Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Road Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Road Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Road Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Rock Road Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Price Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 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.
- Parrott
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cowan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cowan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Cowan is located in Pulaski County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cowan
- From the Brown Cemetery to Cowan
- Fairlawn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Radford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Radford have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
- Radford is located in Radford City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,255 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Radford <7>
- Goodwins Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodwins Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwins Ferry
- Goodwins Ferry is located in Giles County
- New Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Town have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- New Town is located in Radford City
- Sunset Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Sunset Village is located in Radford City
- Radford Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Radford Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford Village
- Radford Village is located in Radford City
- Mill Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Mill Village is located in Radford City
- Simpkins Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simpkins Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpkins Village
- Simpkins Village is located in Radford City
- Prices Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dublin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dublin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Dublin is located in Pulaski County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,578 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin <7>
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Poplar Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pembroke
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Newbern
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Newport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sassin ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sassin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassin
- Sassin is located in Pulaski County
- Wurno
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wurno. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurno
- Wurno is located in Pulaski County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Wurno
- From the Brown Cemetery to Wurno
- Merrimac
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrimac have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
- Merrimac is located in Montgomery County
- Blacksburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- McBryde Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McBryde Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBryde Village
- McBryde Village is located in Montgomery County
- Sundance Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sundance Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundance Village
- Sundance Village is located in Montgomery County
- Thessalia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Snowville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Childress
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Christiansburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pearisburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Pulaski County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blacksburg
- Christiansburg
- Newbern
- Pearisburg
- Radford
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 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 Pulaski County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #167082
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Pulaski County: www.pulaskicounty.org/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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. |
<2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Pulaski, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Brown Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1977, Longitude: -80.6074 |
<4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<5> | 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. |
<6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |