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 Burnstown (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 Burnstown. 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.
Burnstown is located in Colbert 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 Colbert County: Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence & Tishomingo (MS).
Below are the counties that are near Burnstown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Burnstown:
- Colbert County (The home county of Burnstown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burnstown, with the one closest to Burnstown listed first.
- Good Springs ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Good Springs is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Springs
- Bishop
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bishop is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Denton ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Denton is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
- Cherokee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ingleton ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ingleton is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleton
- Caryton ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Caryton is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caryton
- Red Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Red Rock is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Doubleheads Village ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Doubleheads Village is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doubleheads Village
- Gatesville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Gatesville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatesville
- Chickasaw ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Chickasaw is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
- Riverton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Riverton is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Crows Camp ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Crows Camp is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Camp
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burnstown, with the one closest to Burnstown listed first.
- Pleasant Site
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Site is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Site
- Red Bay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Burntout
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Burntout is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burntout
- Burntout has also been known as:
- Burn Out
- Burnout
- Burnt Out
- Slickrock Ford ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Slickrock Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickrock Ford
- Vina
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Vina is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Belgreen
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Belgreen is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgreen
- Rockwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Rockwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Russellville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hodges
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Spruce Pine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Spruce Pine is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Pine
- Churntown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Churntown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churntown
- Phil Campbell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lauderdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burnstown, with the one closest to Burnstown listed first.
- Waterloo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Green Tree ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Green Tree is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
- Haddock ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Haddock is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddock
- Cypress Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cypress Creek is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek
- McGee Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- McGee Town is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee Town
- Canaan ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Canaan is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Threet
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Threet is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threet
- Florence
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cloverdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cloverdale is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Mars Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mars Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
- Marion County
- Hackleburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hackleburg is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
- Alcorn County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burnstown, with the one closest to Burnstown listed first.
- Jacinto
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jacinto is located in Alcorn County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacinto
- Glen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glen is located in Alcorn County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
- Glens
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glens is located in Alcorn County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glens
- Searcy Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Searcy Town is located in Alcorn County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searcy Town
- Rienzi
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Rienzi is located in Alcorn County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rienzi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Farmington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Farmington is located in Alcorn County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,160 people
- Biggersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Biggersville is located in Alcorn County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggersville
- Corinth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Itawamba County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burnstown, with the one closest to Burnstown listed first.
- Bounds Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bounds Crossroads is located in Itawamba County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bounds Crossroads
- Eastman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Eastman is located in Itawamba County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman
- Kirkville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kirkville is located in Itawamba County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
- Oakland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Oakland is located in Itawamba County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Clay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clay is located in Itawamba County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Tremont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Fulton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mantachie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Prentiss County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burnstown, with the one closest to Burnstown listed first.
- Burton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Burton is located in Prentiss County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- New Site
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- New Site is located in Prentiss County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
- Altitude
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Altitude is located in Prentiss County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altitude
- Marietta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marietta is located in Prentiss County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Lake City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lake City is located in Prentiss County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Booneville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Wheeler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Wheeler is located in Prentiss County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Baldwyn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Pisgah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Pisgah is located in Prentiss County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Tishomingo County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burnstown, with the one closest to Burnstown listed first.
- Tishomingo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Midway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Midway is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Dennis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dennis is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Paden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Paden is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Oldham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Oldham is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
- Belmont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Golden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Iuka
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Iuka is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,928 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iuka <1>
- Holcut
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Holcut is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcut
- Burnsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Short
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Short is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
- Hardin County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burnstown, with the one closest to Burnstown listed first.
- Walnut Grove ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Gibbs ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Gibbs is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs
- Slab Town ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Slab Town is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Town
- White Sulphur ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- White Sulphur is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sulphur
- Bruton Branch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bruton Branch is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruton Branch
- Wayne County (TN)
- Cypress Inn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cypress Inn is located in Wayne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Inn
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Burnstown, see our County-by-County Page for Burnstown.
Cemeteries Near Burnstown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Burnstown.
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 Burnstown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Burnstown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Burnstown, with the one closest to Burnstown listed first.
- Finley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Burns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Carter Branch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Martin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Russell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Twitty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Paradise Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sally Burns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Old Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (588 more) ...
- Alsobrook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Burnstown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Burnstown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Burnstown, with the one closest to Burnstown listed first.
- Good Springs ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Good Springs is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Springs
- Maud
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Maud is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
- Bishop
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bishop is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Pleasant Site
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Site is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Site
- Denton ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Denton is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
- Margerum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Margerum is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margerum
- Belmont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rock Creek is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Cherokee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ingleton ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ingleton is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleton
- Iuka
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Iuka is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,928 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iuka <1>
- Burton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Burton is located in Prentiss County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Red Bay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mountain Mills ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mountain Mills is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Mills
- Barton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Barton is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Burnstown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Burnstown.
Newspapers Published in Burnstown ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Burnstown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Burnstown, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Burnstown.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Burnstown:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Colbert County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Lauderdale County
- Marion County
- Alcorn County
- Itawamba County
- Prentiss County
- Tishomingo County
- Hardin County
- Wayne 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Burnstown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Burnstown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |