Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Burns (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Burns. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Burns is located in Calhoun County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Calhoun County: Cherokee, Cleburne, Etowah, Saint Clair & Talladega.
Below are the counties that are near Burns. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Burns:
- Calhoun County (The home county of Burns)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burns, with the one closest to Burns listed first.
- Nances Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nances Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nances Creek
- Abernathy ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Abernathy is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abernathy
- Piedmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dailey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dailey is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dailey
- White Plains
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- White Plains is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Merrellton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Merrellton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrellton
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Goshen is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Germania Springs ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Germania Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germania Springs
- Jacksonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Collins ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Collins is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Booker T City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Booker T City is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker T City
- Adelia ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Adelia is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelia
- Fort McClellan ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fort McClellan is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort McClellan
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burns, with the one closest to Burns listed first.
- Spring Garden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Spring Garden is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Exie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Exie is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
- Rock Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Run is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
- Ball Flat
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ball Flat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Flat
- Ricks ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ricks is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricks
- Tecumseh
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tecumseh is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
- Coloma ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Coloma is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
- Moshat
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Moshat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moshat
- Noah
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Noah is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- Tucker Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Tucker Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Crossroads
- Turkey Town ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Turkey Town is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Town
- Centre
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Howells Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Howells Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howells Crossroads
- Howells Crossroads has also been known as:
- Howells Cross Roads
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burns, with the one closest to Burns listed first.
- Delta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Elder
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Elder is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
- Haynes Crossroad
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Haynes Crossroad is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossroad
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burns, with the one closest to Burns listed first.
- Grantley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Grantley is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantley
- Oak Level
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Oak Level is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Borden Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Borden Springs is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Springs
- Edwardsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Edwardsville is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Palestine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Palestine is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Fruithurst
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fruithurst is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruithurst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Heflin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Muscadine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Muscadine is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscadine
- Ai
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ai is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- Hopewell
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Abel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Abel is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abel
- Hollis Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hollis Crossroads is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Crossroads
- Micaville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Micaville is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micaville
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burns, with the one closest to Burns listed first.
- Banner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Banner is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Hokes Bluff
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cobb City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cobb City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb City
- Ballplay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ballplay is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
- Coato Bend ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Coato Bend is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coato Bend
- Glencoe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hale ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hale is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Burns Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Burns Park is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Park
- Coat's Bend
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Coat's Bend is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coat's Bend
- East Gadsden
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- East Gadsden is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gadsden
- Edwardsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Edwardsville is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Brannon Springs ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Brannon Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brannon Springs
- Markton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Markton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markton
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burns, with the one closest to Burns listed first.
- Morrison Crossroad
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Morrison Crossroad is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Crossroad
- Newell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Newell is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Milner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Milner is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
- Talladega County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burns, with the one closest to Burns listed first.
- Coldwater
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Coldwater is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Kentuck
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kentuck is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Silver Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Run is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Run
- Grant Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grant Town is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Town
- Munford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carroll County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burns, with the one closest to Burns listed first.
- Jake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jake is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake
- Estimated population in 2019: 146 people
- Mount Zion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bowdon Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jonesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jonesville is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Bowdon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Floyd County (GA)
- Cave Spring
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Haralson County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burns, with the one closest to Burns listed first.
- Tallapoosa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Budapest
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Budapest is located in Haralson County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budapest
- Felton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Tabernacle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Tabernacle is located in Haralson County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Buchanan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Waco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Waco is located in Haralson County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 532 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waco <1>
- Bremen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Polk County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burns, with the one closest to Burns listed first.
- Esom Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greenway ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Greenway is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Etna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Etna is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
- Cedartown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Grady ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grady is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Estimated population in 2019: 290 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Burns, see our County-by-County Page for Burns.
Cemeteries Near Burns ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Burns.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Burns - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Burns covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Burns, with the one closest to Burns listed first.
- Dunn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rabbittown Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grimes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Nances Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hanks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Memorial Garden
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Stead Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Highland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Williamson - Little Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cole Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Philadelphia Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ladiga Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (350 more) ...
- Community Congregational Holiness Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wellborn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Whites Gap Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Burns in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Burns.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Burns, with the one closest to Burns listed first.
- Grantley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Grantley is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantley
- Nances Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nances Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nances Creek
- Jenkins
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jenkins is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
- Piedmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- White Plains
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- White Plains is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Oak Level
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Oak Level is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Ladiga
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ladiga is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladiga
- Merrellton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Merrellton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrellton
- Jacksonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Coldwater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Coldwater is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Spring Garden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Spring Garden is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Edwardsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Edwardsville is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Borden Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Borden Springs is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Springs
- Gnatville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Gnatville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gnatville
- Palestine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Palestine is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Burns. See our List of 1890's Communities around Burns.
Newspapers Published in Burns ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Burns.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Burns, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Burns.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Burns:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Calhoun County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cherokee County
- Clay County
- Cleburne County
- Etowah County
- Randolph County
- Talladega County
- Carroll County
- Floyd County
- Haralson County
- Polk County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Burns, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Burns) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |