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:
34.6409, -88.1106
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 Colbert County<2>.
The county seat for Colbert County is located in Tuscumbia. Tuscumbia lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the east northeast 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 26 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Burns Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Burns Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Carter Branch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Carter Branch Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Branch Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Forest Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Forest Grove Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Grove Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Tishomingo (MS).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #59340 <5>
- Russell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- Sally Burns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sally Burns Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sally Burns Cemetery
- Twitty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Twitty Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twitty Cemetery
- Paradise Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Paradise Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Cemetery
- The Paradise Cemetery has also been known as:
- Paradise UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #61797 <5>
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Old Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Union Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Union Cemetery
- Alsobrook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Alsobrook Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alsobrook Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Nunley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Nunley Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunley Cemetery
- Rutledge Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Rutledge Salem Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge Salem Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rutledge Salem Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Midway (MS).
- The Rutledge Salem Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rutledge Salem UMC Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2195333 <5>
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Tishomingo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Tishomingo Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tishomingo Cemetery
- James Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The James Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Cemetery
- Lower Pleasant Site Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Boggs Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Boggs Chapel Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggs Chapel Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Pleasant Site Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Pleasant Site Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Site Cemetery
- Bolton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Bolton Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Goshen Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Richard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Richard Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 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:
- Good Springs ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- 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
- Tishomingo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Site
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Site is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Site
- Dennis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dennis is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Midway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Midway is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- 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
- Denton ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Denton is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
- 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)
- Cherokee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- 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 <6>
- Caryton ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Caryton is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caryton
- Holcut
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Holcut is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcut
- Red Bay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Burntout
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Slickrock Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickrock Ford
- Burton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Burton is located in Prentiss County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Red Rock
(14 miles [22.5 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 northeast)
- Gatesville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatesville
- Riverton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Riverton is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Colbert County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Burns Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belmont
- Burnsville
- Cherokee
- Iuka
- Iuka lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Burns Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Iuka.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Red Bay
Websites to help with your 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 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 Colbert 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 #115253 (Burns Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #115253 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: Colbert
- Est. Elev: 193 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bishop
- Location given for Burns Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.6409266 Lon: -88.1105962
- 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 Colbert, 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 drawn 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |