A visit to the Burns 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 Burns Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Burns Cemetery:
33.0876, -87.2711
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Burns Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Burns Cemetery is located in Bibb County<2>.
The county seat for Bibb County is located in Centreville. Centreville lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the southeast of the Burns Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Burns Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Burns Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Burns Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- George Stewart Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Boyd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Boyd Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Cemetery
- Boyd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Boyd Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Cemetery
- Sandy Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Sandy Creek Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek Cemetery
- Hubbard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hubbard Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Cemetery
- Hubbard Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hubbard Family Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hubbard Family Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northwest of Centreville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #23574 <5>
- Johnstown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Johnstown Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown Cemetery
- Hubbard Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Haysop Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Haysop Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysop Cemetery
- Scottsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Belchers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Thomas Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Thomas Chapel Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Chapel Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Little Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Little Hope Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hope Cemetery
- Scottsville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Vernon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Vernon Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Cemetery
- Friday Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Friday Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friday Cemetery
- Moffat Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Moffat Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffat Cemetery
- Little Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Little Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cemetery
- Clements Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Clements Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clements Cemetery
- Mt. Gillard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Gillard Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gillard 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 Burns Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Burns Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hagler
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hagler is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagler
- Pearson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pearson is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Egypt ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Egypt is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Scottsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Scottsville is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Vance
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fikestown ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fikestown is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fikestown
- Coaling
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Coaling is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,633 people
- West Blocton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Burmah ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Burmah is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burmah
- Bucktown ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bucktown is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
- Blocton ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Blocton is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocton
- Corinne ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Corinne is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinne
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Duncanville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Duncanville is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncanville
- Brookwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Italian Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Italian Town is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italian Town
- North Bibb
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Bibb is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bibb
- Woodstock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blocton Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blocton Junction is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocton Junction
- Blocton Junction has also been known as:
- Blockton Junc
- Pondville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pondville is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville
- Brent
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Centreville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Centreville is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,559 people
- East Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Town is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Town
- Pratt Ferry ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pratt Ferry is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Ferry
- Nash Town ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Nash Town is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Town
- Belle Ellen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Belle Ellen is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Ellen
- Green Pond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cottondale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Burns Cemetery. The following communities are located in Bibb County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Burns Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blocton - Historic
- Centreville
- West Blocton
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 helpful 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 Burns Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Bibb 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 Burns Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #162938 (Burns Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #162938 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: Bibb
- Est. Elev: 125 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pearson
- Location given for Burns Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.0876204 Lon: -87.27111
- 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 Alabama's counties, including Bibb, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Burns 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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