A visit to the Brownsville 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 Brownsville Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Brownsville Cemetery:
39.0165, -80.4754
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Brownsville Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Brownsville Cemetery is located in Lewis County<2>.
The county seat for Lewis County is located in Weston. Weston lies just to the north of the Brownsville Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Brownsville Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Brownsville Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brownsville Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Middle Run Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Middle Run Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Run Cemetery
- Old Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Old Hill Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hill Cemetery
- Bailey Ave. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Bailey Ave. Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Ave. Cemetery
- Waldeck Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Waldeck Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldeck Cemetery
- Fisher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Fisher Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Cemetery
- Rockford - Pletcher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Glady Fork Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Glady Fork Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glady Fork Cemetery
- Weston Masonic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Peterson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Peterson Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson Cemetery
- The Peterson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jackson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7953 <5>
- Machperlah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Machperlah Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machperlah Cemetery
- Bush Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Bush Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush Cemetery
- Smith Run Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Run Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Run Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Gee Lick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Gee Lick Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gee Lick Cemetery
- Harrison Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Horner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Horner Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horner Cemetery
- Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Butcher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Butcher Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butcher Cemetery
- Rhodes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Rhodes Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Life Run Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Life Run Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Life Run Cemetery
- Hicks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hicks Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Brownsville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Brownsville Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cox Town
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cox Town is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Town
- Weston
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Alkires Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Alkires Mills is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkires Mills
- Smith Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Smith Village is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
- Garton Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Garton Village is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garton Village
- Camden
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Camden is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
- Berlin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Berlin is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Westfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Westfield is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Valley Chapel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jane Lew
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lightburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lightburn is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightburn
- Aberdeen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Aberdeen is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- McWhorter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- McWhorter is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWhorter
- Alum Bridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Alum Bridge is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Bridge
- Crawford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Crawford is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Abbott
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Abbott is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Orlando
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Orlando is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Frenchton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Frenchton is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchton
- Tichenal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Tichenal is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tichenal
- Lost Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lost Creek is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
- Hurst
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hurst is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurst
- Vadis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Vadis is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vadis
- Big Isaac
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Big Isaac is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Isaac
- Knawl
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Knawl is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knawl
- Hoover Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hoover Town is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover Town
- Adrian
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Adrian is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
- Buckhannon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- West Milford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- West Milford is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 609 people
- Coldwater
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Coldwater is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Saint Clara
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Clara is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clara
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 Brownsville Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lewis County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brownsville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 websites either 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 Brownsville Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Lewis 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 Brownsville Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1536452 (Brownsville Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1536452 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: Lewis
- Est. Elev: 346 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Weston
- Location given for Brownsville Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.0164833 Lon: -80.4753685
- 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 Lewis, 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- Brownsville 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. |
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