A visit to the Burrell 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 Burrell Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Burrell Cemetery:
34.7562, -87.0008
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Burrell Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Burrell Cemetery is located in Limestone County<2>.
The county seat for Limestone County is located in Athens. Athens lies just to the north northeast of the Burrell Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Burrell Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Burrell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Burrell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Morris Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Sunny Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Sunny Hill Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill Cemetery
- Round Island Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Round Island Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Island Cemetery
- Nebo Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Nebo Church Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo Church Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Tanner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Tanner Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- West Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The West Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
- McKinney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The McKinney Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney Cemetery
- Limestone Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Limestone Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cemetery
- Proctor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Proctor Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Roselawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Valley View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Valley View Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Cemetery
- Farrow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Farrow Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrow Cemetery
- Yarbrough Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Yarbrough Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarbrough Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Hatchett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hatchett Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchett Cemetery
- Malone Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Malone Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone Cemetery
- Davis Temple Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Davis Temple Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Temple Cemetery
- The Davis Temple Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jacob's Well Missioanry Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2647546 <5>
- Polly Malone Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Polly Malone Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polly Malone 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 Burrell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Burrell Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Tanner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Athens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Country Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Country Village is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Orrville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Orrville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrville
- Harris Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Harris Station is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Station
- Garner ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Garner is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Ripley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ripley is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Fairmount
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fairmount is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Poplar Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Poplar Creek is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
- Hay's Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hay's Mill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay's Mill
- Belle Mina
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Belle Mina is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Mina
- Moulton Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Moulton Heights is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton Heights
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Lentzville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lentzville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentzville
- Trinity
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Simpson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Simpson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Decatur
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Decatur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,381 people
- Former names for Decatur:
- Albany
- New Decatur
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <6>
- Mooresville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Capshaw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Capshaw is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capshaw
- Cairo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cairo is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Austinville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Austinville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Elkmont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hillsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Russell Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Russell Village is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Village
- Center Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Center Hill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Westlake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Westlake is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
- Madison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Confluence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Confluence is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
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 Burrell Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Limestone County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Burrell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Athens
- Decatur
- Elkmont
- Madison
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 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 Burrell Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Limestone 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 Burrell Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #115275 (Burrell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #115275 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: Limestone
- Est. Elev: 210 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ripley
- Location given for Burrell Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.7562003 Lon: -87.0008421
- 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 Limestone, 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- Burrell 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. |