A visit to the Browning 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 Browning Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Browning Cemetery:
37.6296, -81.9798
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Browning Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Browning Cemetery is located in Mingo County<2>.
The county seat for Mingo County is located in Williamson. Williamson lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the west of the Browning Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Browning 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 Browning Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Browning Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Kennedy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Kennedy Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Cemetery
- Browning Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Browning Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning Cemetery
- Ferrell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Ferrell Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrell Cemetery
- Toler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Toler Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toler Cemetery
- Beechfork Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Beechfork Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechfork Cemetery
- The Beechfork Cemetery has also been known as:
- Beech Fork Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1975435 <5>
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Hatfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hatfield Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield Cemetery
- Sizemore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sizemore Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sizemore Cemetery
- Meador Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Meador Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador Cemetery
- Steele Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Steele Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Cemetery
- Simkins Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Musick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Musick Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musick Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Simpkins Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Simpkins Family Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpkins Family Cemetery
- The Simpkins Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Simpkins Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2451969 <5>
- Chapman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Chapman Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Cemetery
- Mounts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mounts Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounts Cemetery
- Hatfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hatfield Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield Cemetery
- Ellis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
- Hatfield Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hatfield Family Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield Family Cemetery
- The Hatfield Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hatfield Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #78617 <5>
- Varney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Varney Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varney Cemetery
- Chafin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Chafin Cemetery is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chafin Cemetery
- Cline Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Cline Cemetery is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cline 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 Browning Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Browning Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pie is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pie
- Wharncliffe
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gilbert Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gilbert Creek is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Creek
- Baisden
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Musick
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Musick is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musick
- Stirrat
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Stirrat is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stirrat
- Gilbert
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Thacker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Thacker is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacker
- Wyoming City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wyoming City is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming City
- Wylo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wylo is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylo
- Omar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Red Jacket
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Red Jacket is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Jacket
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Freeburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Freeburn is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburn
- Majestic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Majestic is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic
- Stopover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stopover is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stopover
- Cub City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cub City is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub City
- Man
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Matewan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mallory
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mallory is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallory
- Kistler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kistler is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- Buskirk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Buskirk is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buskirk
- Blackberry City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Blackberry City is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry City
- McCarr
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Panther
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Panther is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Switzer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Switzer is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzer
- Mineral City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Sprigg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sprigg is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprigg
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
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 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 Browning Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Mingo 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 Browning Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1536417 (Browning Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1536417 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: Mingo
- Est. Elev: 429 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Man
- Location given for Browning Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.6295523 Lon: -81.9798444
- 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 Mingo, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Browning 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. |