A visit to the Burton Bend Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Burton Bend Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Burton Bend Cemetery (FG ID #688178).
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 Burton Bend Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Burton Bend Cemetery:
33.8042, -87.0827
The Burton Bend Cemetery is located in Walker County<2>.
The county seat for Walker County is located in Jasper. Jasper lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west of the Burton Bend Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Burton Bend Cemetery.
Name Variations for Burton Bend Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Burton Bend Cemetery has also been known as:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Burton Bend Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Burton Bend Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sipsey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Phillips Freewill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sardis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Drummond Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Drummond Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drummond Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Empire Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mauldin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mauldin Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauldin Cemetery
- Union Chapel Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Little Vine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New Canaan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The New Canaan Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canaan Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- John Portzer Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Boldo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Boldo Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boldo Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Old Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lawler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Lawler Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawler Cemetery
- New Horizon Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tidwell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Tidwell Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell Cemetery
- Aaron Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Aaron Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aaron Cemetery
- Bolden Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Walker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Cedrum Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Cedrum Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Cedrum Cemetery
- Brasfield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Good Hope Baptist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Burton Bend Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Burton Bend Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Black Warrior Town ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Black Warrior Town is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Warrior Town
- Sipsey
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sumiton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Empire
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dora
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Creel
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Creel is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creel
- Cordova
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dovertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Red Star
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Red Star is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Star
- Burnwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Burnwell is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnwell
- Oakahalla
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Robbins Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Red Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Barney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Barney is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney
- Wyatt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Powellville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Yerkwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sayre
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sayre is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
- Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Corner is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner
- Burrows Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Reeds Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Twilley Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Twilley Town is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilley Town
- Quinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Media
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Red Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Red Hill is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Arkadelphia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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 Burton Bend Cemetery. The following communities are located in Walker County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Burton Bend Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Burton Bend Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Walker 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 Burton Bend Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #688178
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #142288 (Burton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #142288 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: Walker
- Est. Elev: 117 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sipsey
- Location given for Burton Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.803994 Lon: -87.0827787
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Walker, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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- Burton Bend 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |