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:
36.6184, -81.9668
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 Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Abingdon. Abingdon lies just to the north of the Brown Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Brown Cemetery.<4>
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)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Montgomery Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Green Spring Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Green Spring Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring Cemetery
- Potter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Potter Cemetery is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Cemetery
- Hotter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Hotter Cemetery is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hotter Cemetery
- Wyatt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Wyatt Cemetery is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Cemetery
- Wyatt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Wyatt Cemetery is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Cemetery
- Denton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Denton Cemetery is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton Cemetery
- Denton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Denton Cemetery is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton Cemetery
- Larmer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Larmer Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larmer Cemetery
- Denton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Denton Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Henry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Henry Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Cemetery
- Puckett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Puckett Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett Cemetery
- Pope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Pope Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope Cemetery
- Yates Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Yates Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Clyce Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Clyce Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyce Cemetery
- Whiteaker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Whiteaker Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteaker Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Whiteaker Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Abingdon.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52634 <5>
- Ketron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- South Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The South Cemetery is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cemetery
- Trivett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Trivett Cemetery is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trivett Cemetery
- Rust Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Rust Cemetery is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rust Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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)
- Green Spring is located in Washington County
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- Alvarado
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Alvarado is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
- Watauga
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Watauga is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
- Holston Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Holston Valley is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston Valley
- Abingdon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Abingdon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,856 people
- Fishdam ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fishdam is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishdam
- Drowning Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Drowning Ford is located in Washington County
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- Rust Hollow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rust Hollow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rust Hollow
- Ruthton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ruthton is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthton
- Damascus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Forest Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Forest Hills is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Fuller
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fuller is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Shingletown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shingletown is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
- Greendale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Greendale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- Lowland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lowland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowland
- Buladeen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Buladeen is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladeen
- Former names for Buladeen:
- Colesville
- Magnetic
- Oak Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Virginia Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Virginia Heights is located in Bristol City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights
- Lodi
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lodi is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Holston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Holston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston
- Glenford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Glenford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenford
- Burson Place
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Burson Place is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burson Place
- Bristol
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bristol
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Brumley Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Brumley Gap is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumley Gap
- Mountain City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lindell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lindell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
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.
- Abingdon
- Bristol
- Damascus
- Mountain City
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 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 Washington 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 #1482028 (Brown Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1482028 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 554 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Shady Valley
- Location given for Brown Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.6184462 Lon: -81.9667906
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 '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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