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:
36.9079, -81.7012
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 Smyth County<2>.
The county seat for Smyth County is located in Marion. Marion lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Brown Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Brown Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brown Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fullen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Fullen Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullen Cemetery
- Harper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Harper Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Cemetery
- McCreadys Gap Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Whitely Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Whitely Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitely Cemetery
- McAllister Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The McAllister Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAllister Cemetery
- Humphrey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Humphrey Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphrey Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Blevins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Blevins Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins Cemetery
- Allison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Allison Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Parker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Doane Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Doane Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doane Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Gollehon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Gollehon Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gollehon Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Elizabeth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Poore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Poore Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poore Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Cleghorn Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Kell Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kell Cemetery
- Buchanan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan Cemetery
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:
- Broadford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Broadford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadford
- Saltville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Allison Gap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Allison Gap is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison Gap
- Cardwell Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cardwell Town is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell Town
- Chilhowie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Seven Mile Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Seven Mile Ford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile Ford
- Ellendale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ellendale is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Clinchburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clinchburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchburg
- Fleet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Paintlick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Paintlick is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintlick
- Glade Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Steeleburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Steeleburg is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeleburg
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Adwolf
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Adwolf is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adwolf
- Claypool Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Claypool Hill is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool Hill
- Loves Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Loves Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Mill
- Marion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pounding Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Asberrys
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Asberrys is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asberrys
- Cedar Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Friendship
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Friendship is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Mount Carmel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Carmel is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Lindell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lindell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
- Lodi
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lodi is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Glenford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Glenford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenford
- Masada
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Masada is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masada
- Richlands
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Thompson Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson Valley is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Valley
- Maxwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Maxwell is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
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 Smyth County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Glade Spring
- Marion
- Richlands
- Saltville
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 professional and volunteer 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 Smyth 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 #1482029 (Brown Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1482029 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: Smyth
- Est. Elev: 543 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Broadford
- Location given for Brown Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.9078925 Lon: -81.7012283
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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 Smyth, 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 drawn 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |