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:
38.3554, -82.1310
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 Cabell County<2>.
The county seat for Cabell County is located in Huntington. Huntington lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Brown Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Brown Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Brown Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brown Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Enom Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Enom Cemetery is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enom Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Zoar Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Zoar Cemetery is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar Cemetery
- Chapman Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Trace Fork Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Trace Fork Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trace Fork Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Trace Fork Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Hamlin.
- The Trace Fork Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Trace Fork Baptist Church Cemetery
- Trace Fork Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2239634 <5>
- Waugh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Waugh Cemetery is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waugh Cemetery
- Ray Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Ray Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Bias Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Bias Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bias Cemetery
- Forest Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Forest Memorial Park is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Memorial Park
- Hatfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Hatfield Cemetery is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield Cemetery
- Porter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Porter Cemetery is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Gill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gill Cemetery is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill Cemetery
- Hamlin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hamlin Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hamlin Cemetery is located in Hamlin.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #78568 <5>
- Lincoln Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Powell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- Harveys Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sycamore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Sycamore Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Cemetery
- Culloden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Morris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Milton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Milton Cemetery is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Portersville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Portersville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
- Salt Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hamlin
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Milton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fudges Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fudges Creek is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fudges Creek
- West Hamlin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Hamlin is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hamlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
- Yates Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yates Crossing is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Crossing
- Culloden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Culloden is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culloden
- Ona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sarah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sarah is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah
- Sheridan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sheridan is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Sweetland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sweetland is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetland
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hurricane
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Myra
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Myra is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- Barboursville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pea Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pea Ridge is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
- Teays Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Teays Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teays Village
- Melissa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Melissa is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melissa
- Kinder ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Kinder is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinder
- Yawkey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Yawkey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yawkey
- Garretts Bend
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Garretts Bend is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Bend
- Teays Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Wilson is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Palermo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Palermo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Tango
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tango is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tango
- Scott Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Scott Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Village
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 Cabell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Barboursville
- Hamlin
- Hurricane
- Milton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Cabell 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 #1536403 (Brown Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1536403 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: Cabell
- Est. Elev: 222 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: West Hamlin
- Location given for Brown Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.3553668 Lon: -82.1309736
- 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 West Virginia's counties, including Cabell, 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 things 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. |