Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Brown (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Brown. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Brown is located in Harrison County.
To see how the shape of West Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Harrison County: Barbour, Doddridge, Lewis, Marion, Taylor, Upshur & Wetzel.
Below are the counties that are near Brown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brown:
- Harrison County (The home county of Brown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brown, with the one closest to Brown listed first.
- Rosebud
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rosebud is located in Harrison County
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- Jimtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jimtown is located in Harrison County
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- Alliance
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Alliance is located in Harrison County
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- Sardis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sardis is located in Harrison County
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- Katy Lick
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Katy Lick is located in Harrison County
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- Haywood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Haywood is located in Harrison County
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- Lumberport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lumberport is located in Harrison County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Wyatt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wyatt is located in Harrison County
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- Reynoldsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Reynoldsville is located in Harrison County
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- Meadowbrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Meadowbrook is located in Harrison County
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- Gore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gore is located in Harrison County
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- Bristol
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Barbour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brown, with the one closest to Brown listed first.
- Pepper
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pepper is located in Barbour County
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- Adaland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Adaland is located in Barbour County
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- Berryburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Berryburg is located in Barbour County
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- Pleasant Creek ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Creek is located in Barbour County
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- Elk City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Elk City is located in Barbour County
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- Clemtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Clemtown is located in Barbour County
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- Arden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Arden is located in Barbour County
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- Philippi
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wellington Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wellington Heights is located in Barbour County
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- Meriden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Meriden is located in Barbour County
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- Tygart Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tygart Junction is located in Barbour County
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- Union
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Union is located in Barbour County
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- Doddridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brown, with the one closest to Brown listed first.
- Doak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Doak is located in Doddridge County
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- Roberts
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Roberts is located in Doddridge County
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- Miletus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Miletus is located in Doddridge County
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- Big Isaac
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Big Isaac is located in Doddridge County
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- Avon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Avon is located in Doddridge County
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- Avondale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Avondale is located in Doddridge County
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- New Milton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Smithburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Smithburg is located in Doddridge County
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- Coldwater
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Coldwater is located in Doddridge County
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- Market
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Market is located in Doddridge County
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- West Union
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Saint Clara
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Clara is located in Doddridge County
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- Gilmer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brown, with the one closest to Brown listed first.
- Conings
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Conings is located in Gilmer County
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- Troy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Troy is located in Gilmer County
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- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brown, with the one closest to Brown listed first.
- Lightburn
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lightburn is located in Lewis County
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- Jane Lew
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Valley Chapel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Westfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Westfield is located in Lewis County
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- Aberdeen
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Aberdeen is located in Lewis County
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- Berlin
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Berlin is located in Lewis County
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- Camden
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Camden is located in Lewis County
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- Smith Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Smith Village is located in Lewis County
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- Weston
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Cox Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cox Town is located in Lewis County
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- Hurst
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hurst is located in Lewis County
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- Alum Bridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Alum Bridge is located in Lewis County
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- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brown, with the one closest to Brown listed first.
- Big Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Big Run is located in Marion County
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- Logansport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Logansport is located in Marion County
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- Rymer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rymer is located in Marion County
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- Mannington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Worthington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Helens Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Helens Run is located in Marion County
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- Eldora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Eldora is located in Marion County
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- Monongah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Whitehall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Whitehall is located in Marion County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
- Metz
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Metz is located in Marion County
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- Farmington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Katy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Katy is located in Marion County
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- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brown, with the one closest to Brown listed first.
- Bannen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bannen is located in Marshall County
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- Kausooth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Kausooth is located in Marshall County
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- Adaline
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Adaline is located in Marshall County
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- Cameron
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Monongalia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brown, with the one closest to Brown listed first.
- Wadestown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Wadestown is located in Monongalia County
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- Saint Cloud
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Saint Cloud is located in Monongalia County
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- Maple
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Maple is located in Monongalia County
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- Miracle Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Miracle Run is located in Monongalia County
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- Sandy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy is located in Monongalia County
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- Wana
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hagans
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hagans is located in Monongalia County
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- Arnettsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Arnettsville is located in Monongalia County
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- Georgetown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown is located in Monongalia County
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- Smithtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Smithtown is located in Monongalia County
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- Blacksville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Blacksville is located in Monongalia County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Little Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Little Falls is located in Monongalia County
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- Pleasants County
- Hebron
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hebron is located in Pleasants County
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- Ritchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brown, with the one closest to Brown listed first.
- Mountain
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Stanley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Stanley is located in Ritchie County
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- Toll Gate
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Toll Gate is located in Ritchie County
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- Pennsboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Auburn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Auburn is located in Ritchie County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Pullman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pullman is located in Ritchie County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Berea
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Berea is located in Ritchie County
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- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brown, with the one closest to Brown listed first.
- Oreide
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Oreide is located in Taylor County
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- Astor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Astor is located in Taylor County
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- Flemington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Flemington is located in Taylor County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Pruntytown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pruntytown is located in Taylor County
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- Brydon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Brydon is located in Taylor County
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- Fetterman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Fetterman is located in Taylor County
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- Grafton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Webster
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Webster is located in Taylor County
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- West Grafton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- West Grafton is located in Taylor County
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- Yates ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Yates is located in Taylor County
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- Stone House ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Stone House is located in Taylor County
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- Knottsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Knottsville is located in Taylor County
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- Tyler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brown, with the one closest to Brown listed first.
- Atwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Atwood is located in Tyler County
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- Big Moses
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Big Moses is located in Tyler County
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- Iuka
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Iuka is located in Tyler County
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- Blue
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Blue is located in Tyler County
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- Sandusky
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sandusky is located in Tyler County
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- Middlebourne
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- McKim
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- McKim is located in Tyler County
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- Meadville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Meadville is located in Tyler County
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- Plum Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Plum Run is located in Tyler County
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- Paden City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Adonis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Adonis is located in Tyler County
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- Upshur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brown, with the one closest to Brown listed first.
- Teter
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Teter is located in Upshur County
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- Buckhannon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wetzel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brown, with the one closest to Brown listed first.
- Smithfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bane
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bane is located in Wetzel County
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- Fallen Timber ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fallen Timber is located in Wetzel County
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- Ross
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ross is located in Wetzel County
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- Kodol
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Kodol is located in Wetzel County
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- Barker
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Barker is located in Wetzel County
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- Pine Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Uniontown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Uniontown is located in Wetzel County
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- Anthem
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Anthem is located in Wetzel County
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- Hundred
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Littleton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Littleton is located in Wetzel County
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- Round Bottom
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Round Bottom is located in Wetzel County
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- Monroe County (OH)
- Sardis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Greene County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brown, with the one closest to Brown listed first.
- Jollytown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Jollytown is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jollytown
- New Freeport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- New Freeport is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Freeport
- Ashtree
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ashtree is located in Greene County (PA)
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- Nettle Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Nettle Hill is located in Greene County (PA)
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- Bluff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bluff is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Aleppo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Spraggs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Spraggs is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spraggs
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brown, see our County-by-County Page for Brown.
Cemeteries Near Brown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brown.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Brown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brown, with the one closest to Brown listed first.
- Marsh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- IOOF Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Community Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rittenhouse Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Swiger Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Boggess Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- McIntire Fork Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Robinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lyon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Robinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (600 more) ...
- Wetzel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dye Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Grass Run Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
While we didn't find Brown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Brown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Brown, with the one closest to Brown listed first.
- Olive
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Olive is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Dola
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dola is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dola
- Wallace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wallace is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Jimtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jimtown is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Marshville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Marshville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshville
- Sardis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sardis is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Grangeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Grangeville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangeville
- Sedalia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sedalia is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
- Reynoldsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Reynoldsville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
- Lumberport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lumberport is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Prospect Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Prospect Valley is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Valley
- Folsom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Folsom is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Wyatt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wyatt is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Wolf Summit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wolf Summit is located in Harrison County
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- Wilsonburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wilsonburg is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brown.
Newspapers Published in Brown ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brown, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brown.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Brown:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Harrison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barbour County
- Doddridge County
- Gilmer County
- Lewis County
- Marion County
- Marshall County
- Monongalia County
- Pleasants County
- Ritchie County
- Taylor County
- Tyler County
- Upshur County
- Wetzel County
- Monroe County
- Greene County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Brown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |