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:
37.3073, -81.0265
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 Mercer County<2>.
The county seat for Mercer County is located in Princeton. Princeton lies just to the northwest of the Brown Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Brown Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brown Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Parmer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Parmer Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmer Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The White Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Hop Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Hop Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hop Cemetery
- Wagner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Wagner Cemetery is located in Bland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagner Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Elmore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Elmore Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore Cemetery
- Walters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Walters Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters Cemetery
- Tynes & Ferguson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shields Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Shields Cemetery is located in Bland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields Cemetery
- Hogan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Hogan Cemetery is located in Bland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogan Cemetery
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Crawford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Crawford Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Cemetery
- Stinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Stinson Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson Cemetery
- Cassidy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cassidy Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassidy Cemetery
- Belcher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Belcher Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher Cemetery
- Mt. Horeb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Horeb Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Horeb Cemetery
- Carper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Carper Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carper Cemetery
- Harvey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Harvey Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey Cemetery
- Reynolds Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Wells Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Wells Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Cemetery
- Mills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mills Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Comfort Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Comfort Cemetery is located in Bland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Bland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Shrader Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Shrader Cemetery is located in Bland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrader Cemetery
- Bivins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Bivins Cemetery is located in Bland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bivins Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Bland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall 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:
- East River ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- East River is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
- Blake ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Blake is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
- Round Bottom
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Round Bottom is located in Bland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
- Oakvale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oakvale is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakvale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Oak Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Princeton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Gap is located in Bland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Gap
- El Centro ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- El Centro is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Centro
- Johnston Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Johnston Town is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston Town
- Edison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Edison is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bethel is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Willowton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Willowton is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowton
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Elgood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elgood is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgood
- Athens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Shumate
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Shumate is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumate
- Hicksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hicksville is located in Bland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
- Glen Lyn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Lyn is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Lyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Littlesburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Littlesburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlesburg
- Bluefield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mechanicsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mechanicsburg is located in Bland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
- Lurich
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lurich is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lurich
- Bastian
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Narrows
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rich Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rich Creek is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Creek
- Rich Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lashmeet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lashmeet is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lashmeet
- Montcalm
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Montcalm is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcalm
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 Mercer County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bastian
- Bluefield
- Mechanicsburg
- Princeton
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 West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Mercer 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 #1550481 (Brown Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1550481 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: Mercer
- Est. Elev: 628 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Princeton
- Location given for Brown Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.3073413 Lon: -81.0264759
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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 West Virginia's counties, including Mercer, 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' 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |