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A visit to the Brown Cemetery ...


The location of the Brown Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

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 ...

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

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

Lat:   36.6184°   (36° 37' 6")

Lon:   -81.9668°   (-81° 58' 0")

The Brown Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.

The county seat for Washington County is located in Abingdon. Abingdon lies just to the north of the Brown Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Brown Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Virginia:
  • Pages specific to Washington County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Brown Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • 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.

    • Green Spring
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
      • Green Spring is located in Washington County
    • Alvarado
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
      • Alvarado is located in Washington County
    • Abingdon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abingdon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
      • Abingdon is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,856 people
    • Rust Hollow
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rust Hollow
      • Rust Hollow is located in Washington County
    • Ruthton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruthton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthton
      • Ruthton is located in Sullivan County (TN)
    • Damascus
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Damascus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
      • Damascus is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 775 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Damascus <4>
    • Forest Hills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
      • Forest Hills is located in Sullivan County (TN)
    • Fuller
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
      • Fuller is located in Johnson County (TN)
    • Shingletown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
      • Shingletown is located in Johnson County (TN)
    • Greendale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greendale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
      • Greendale is located in Washington County
    • Lowland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowland
      • Lowland is located in Washington County
    • Buladeen
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladeen
      • Buladeen is located in Carter County (TN)
      • Former names for Buladeen:
      • Colesville
      • Magnetic
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Oak Grove
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
        • Oak Grove is located in Washington County
      • Virginia Heights
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights
        • Virginia Heights is located in Bristol City
      • Lodi
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
        • Lodi is located in Washington County
      • Holston
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston
        • Holston is located in Washington County
      • Glenford
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenford
        • Glenford is located in Washington County
      • Burson Place
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burson Place
        • Burson Place is located in Washington County
      • Bristol
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bristol have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
        • Bristol is located in Bristol City
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,329 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <4>
      • Bristol
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
        • Bristol is located in Sullivan County (TN)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,142 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <4>
      • Brumley Gap
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumley Gap
        • Brumley Gap is located in Washington County
      • Mountain City
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Friendship
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
        • Friendship is located in Washington County
      • Craigs Mill
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Mill
        • Craigs Mill is located in Washington County
      • Benhams
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benhams
        • Benhams is located in Washington County

    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 Washington County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brown Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Brown Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Cox Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cox Cemetery is located in Sullivan County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cox Cemetery
    • Cox Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cox Cemetery is located in Sullivan County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cox Cemetery
    • Montgomery Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Green Spring Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Green Spring Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Spring Cemetery
    • Potter Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Potter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Potter Cemetery is located in Sullivan County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Potter Cemetery
    • Hotter Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hotter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hotter Cemetery is located in Sullivan County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hotter Cemetery
    • Wyatt Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wyatt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wyatt Cemetery is located in Sullivan County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wyatt Cemetery
    • Wyatt Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wyatt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wyatt Cemetery is located in Sullivan County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wyatt Cemetery
    • Denton Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Denton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Denton Cemetery is located in Sullivan County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Denton Cemetery
    • Denton Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Denton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Denton Cemetery is located in Sullivan County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Denton Cemetery
    • Larmer Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Larmer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Larmer Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Larmer Cemetery
    • Denton Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Denton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Denton Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Denton Cemetery
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • Henry Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Henry Cemetery is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henry Cemetery
      • Puckett Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Puckett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Puckett Cemetery is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Puckett Cemetery
      • Pope Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pope Cemetery is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pope Cemetery
      • Yates Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yates Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Yates Cemetery is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yates Cemetery
      • Rogers Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rogers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Rogers Cemetery is located in Sullivan County (TN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rogers Cemetery
      • Rogers Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rogers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Rogers Cemetery is located in Sullivan County (TN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rogers Cemetery
      • Clyce Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clyce Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Clyce Cemetery is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clyce Cemetery
      • Whiteaker Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whiteaker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Whiteaker Cemetery is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whiteaker Cemetery
      • Ketron Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • South Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The South Cemetery is located in Sullivan County (TN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Cemetery
      • Trivett Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trivett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Trivett Cemetery is located in Sullivan County (TN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trivett Cemetery
      • Rust Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rust Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Rust Cemetery is located in Sullivan County (TN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rust Cemetery
      • Scott Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Scott Cemetery is located in Johnson County (TN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scott Cemetery
      • Scott Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Scott Cemetery is located in Sullivan County (TN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scott Cemetery

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

    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 #1482028  (Brown Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1482028 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Shady Valley
      • County: Washington         Elev: 554
      • Location given for GNIS #1482028 (Brown Cemetery)

    The official website for Washington County: www.washcova.com/

    The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

    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 Washington, 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- ) 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: 36.6184, Longitude: -81.9668       In this case, the coordinates for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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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