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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:   39.6904°   (39° 41' 25")

Lon:   -80.4854°   (-80° 29' 7")

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

The county seat for Wetzel County is located in New Martinsville. New Martinsville lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the west of the Brown Cemetery .

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 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 West Virginia:
  • Pages specific to Wetzel 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 30 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.

    • Hundred
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hundred have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hundred
      • Hundred is located in Wetzel County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hundred <4>
    • Littleton
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
      • Littleton is located in Wetzel County
    • Round Bottom
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
      • Round Bottom is located in Wetzel County
    • Uniontown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
      • Uniontown is located in Wetzel County
    • Kodol
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kodol
      • Kodol is located in Wetzel County
    • New Freeport
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Freeport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Freeport
      • New Freeport is located in Greene County (PA)
    • Bannen
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bannen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannen
      • Bannen is located in Marshall County
    • Maple
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
      • Maple is located in Monongalia County
    • Wadestown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadestown
      • Wadestown is located in Monongalia County
    • Kausooth
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kausooth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kausooth
      • Kausooth is located in Marshall County
    • Jollytown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jollytown
      • Jollytown is located in Greene County (PA)
    • Ashtree
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashtree have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashtree
      • Ashtree is located in Greene County (PA)
    • Continue List   (18 more) ...
      • Wana
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Aleppo
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Adaline
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaline
        • Adaline is located in Marshall County
      • Rymer
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rymer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rymer
        • Rymer is located in Marion County
      • Cameron
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Miracle Run
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miracle Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle Run
        • Miracle Run is located in Monongalia County
      • Loudenville
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loudenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudenville
        • Loudenville is located in Marshall County
      • McCracken
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCracken have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCracken
        • McCracken is located in Greene County (PA)
      • Bebee
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bebee
        • Bebee is located in Wetzel County
      • Barker
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker
        • Barker is located in Wetzel County
      • Bluff
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
        • Bluff is located in Greene County (PA)
      • Rocklick
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocklick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklick
        • Rocklick is located in Marshall County
      • Pine Grove
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
        • Pine Grove is located in Wetzel County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Grove <4>
      • Bane
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bane
        • Bane is located in Wetzel County
      • Fallen Timber ‑ Historic
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fallen Timber. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallen Timber
        • Fallen Timber is located in Wetzel County
      • Mannington
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Ryerson Station
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ryerson Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryerson Station
        • Ryerson Station is located in Greene County (PA)
      • Glen Easton
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Easton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Easton
        • Glen Easton is located in Marshall County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Easton <4>

    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 Wetzel 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 30 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Brown Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Littleton Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Littleton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Littleton Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Littleton Cemetery
    • Shriver Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shriver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shriver Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shriver Cemetery
    • Hundred Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hundred Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hundred Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hundred Cemetery
    • Anderson Bethel Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anderson Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Anderson Bethel Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson Bethel Cemetery
    • East View Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The East View Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East View Cemetery
    • Thomas Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Thomas Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomas Cemetery
    • Taylor Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
    • Barger Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Barger Cemetery is located in Greene County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barger Cemetery
    • Thomas Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Thomas Cemetery is located in Greene County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomas Cemetery
    • McNicholas Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McNicholas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McNicholas Cemetery is located in Greene County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McNicholas Cemetery
    • Board Tree Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Board Tree Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Board Tree Cemetery is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Board Tree Cemetery
    • Ridge Ridge Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ridge Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ridge Ridge Cemetery is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ridge Ridge Cemetery
    • Continue List   (18 more) ...
      • McCabe Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCabe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The McCabe Cemetery is located in Marshall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCabe Cemetery
      • Strosnider Hill Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Strosnider Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Strosnider Hill Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Strosnider Hill Cemetery
      • Carney Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Scritchfield Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scritchfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Scritchfield Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scritchfield Cemetery
      • Harmony Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harmony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Harmony Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harmony Cemetery
      • Bartrug Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bartrug Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bartrug Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bartrug Cemetery
      • Seller Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Seller Cemetery is located in Greene County (PA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seller Cemetery
      • Wade Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wade Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Wade Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wade Cemetery
      • Mt. Zion Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
      • Mt. Herman Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Herman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mt. Herman Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Herman Cemetery
      • Stoneking Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stoneking Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Stoneking Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stoneking Cemetery
      • Earnshaw Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Earnshaw Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Earnshaw Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Earnshaw Cemetery
      • Garner Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Garner Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garner Cemetery
      • Old Harmony Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • The Old Harmony Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Harmony Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Hundred.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Harmony Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #79460 <7>
      • Leezer Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Leezer Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leezer Cemetery
      • Dawson Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dawson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Dawson Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dawson Cemetery
      • Butcher Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butcher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Butcher Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butcher Cemetery
      • Oak Forest Church Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Forest Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Oak Forest Church Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Forest Church 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 #1536408  (Brown Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1536408 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: Hundred
      • County: Wetzel         Elev: 328
      • Location given for GNIS #1536408 (Brown Cemetery)

    The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.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 West Virginia's counties, including Wetzel, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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: 39.6904, Longitude: -80.4854       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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
    <6>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.
    <7>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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