About Brown Cemetery
Brown Cemetery is a christian cemetery near Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee. It lies about 12 mi north of Memphis. The grounds sit at about 348 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1278516. The nearest funeral home we know of is Forest Hill Funeral Home and Memorial Park South in Memphis, about 0.8 mi away. It is one of 117 cemeteries we list in Shelby County, and 44 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 2 of the 117 listings in Shelby County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Memphis. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
34.99509, -89.97314
What Brown Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Brown CemeterySouthaven, MSChristian cemetery0.0 mi
- Oak Forest Memorial GardensMemphis, TNMemorial park0.7 mi
- Phoenix CemeterySouthaven, MSCemetery1.2 mi
- Number Nine Hall CemeteryMemphis, TNCemetery1.8 mi
- Mount Joyner Church CemeteryMemphis, TNChurch cemetery3.9 mi
- New Hope CemeteryHorn Lake, MSCemetery4.3 mi
- Avery Chapel CemeteryHorn Lake, MSChurch cemetery4.3 mi
- Saint Thomas CemeteryOlive Branch, MSCemetery4.6 mi
- Jeremiah CemeteryOlive Branch, MSCemetery4.7 mi
- Bethlehem CemeteryGermantown, TNCemetery5.1 mi
Funeral homes near Brown Cemetery
- Forest Hill Funeral Home and Memorial Park South0.8 miFuneral home · Memphis · (901) 582-2003
- Twin Oaks Memorial Gardens & Funeral Home2.3 miFuneral home · Southaven · (662) 349-9720
- Henderson Funeral Home and Cremations2.4 miFuneral home · Southaven · (662) 470-7785
- Snow Funeral Home2.7 miFuneral home · Memphis · (901) 946-9726
- M. J. Edwards Whitehaven Funeral Chapel2.9 miFuneral chapel · Memphis · (901) 332-3164
- Christian Funeral Directors, Inc.4.4 miFuneral home · Memphis · (901) 362-1400
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Frequently asked questions
Is Brown Cemetery a Christian cemetery?
Our records list a Christian affiliation, based on the recorded religion of the cemetery. Burial rules for people outside the congregation vary, so ask the cemetery.
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