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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Burma. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Burma to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Burma, please Contact Us.
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 Burma (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 Burma. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 west contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Burma is historic, it would have been located within present day Monroe County.
To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Monroe County: Arkansas, Lee, Phillips, Prairie, Saint Francis & Woodruff.
Below are the counties that are near Burma. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Burma:
- Monroe County (The home county of Burma)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burma, with the one closest to Burma listed first.
- Roe
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Roe is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Clarendon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Holly Grove is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
- Lawrenceville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrenceville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Monroe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Monroe is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Pine City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pine City is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
- Palmer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Palmer is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Brinkley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fargo
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Fargo is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Arkansas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burma, with the one closest to Burma listed first.
- Preston Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Preston Ferry is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Ferry
- Casscoe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Casscoe is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casscoe
- Parham ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Parham is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parham
- Stuttgart
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Crockett's Bluff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crockett's Bluff is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett's Bluff
- Almyra
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Saint Charles
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- De Witt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Humphrey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ethel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ethel is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Bayou Meto
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bayou Meto is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Meto
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burma, with the one closest to Burma listed first.
- Moro
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Aubrey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Aubrey is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aubrey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Vineyard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Vineyard is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard
- Rondo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Rondo is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Lonoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burma, with the one closest to Burma listed first.
- Parkers Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Parkers Corner is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Corner
- Carlisle
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Humnoke
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Allport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Allport is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Seaton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Seaton is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaton
- McCreanor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- McCreanor is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCreanor
- Bayou Meto
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bayou Meto is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Meto
- Coy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Coy is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Sisemore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sisemore is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisemore
- Phillips County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burma, with the one closest to Burma listed first.
- Turner
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Turner is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Turkey Scratch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Turkey Scratch is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Scratch
- Marvell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Tyner ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Tyner is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
- Poplar Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Poplar Grove is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Prairie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burma, with the one closest to Burma listed first.
- Ulm
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ulm is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulm
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- De Valls Bluff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tollville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tollville is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollville
- Biscoe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Biscoe is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscoe
- Fredonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fredonia is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
- Brasfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Brasfield is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brasfield
- Fairmount
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fairmount is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Hazen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cuneo ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cuneo is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuneo
- Screeton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Screeton is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screeton
- Des Arc
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Little Dixie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Little Dixie is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Dixie
- Saint Francis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burma, with the one closest to Burma listed first.
- Wheatley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Goodwin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Goodwin is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwin
- Woodruff County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burma, with the one closest to Burma listed first.
- Cotton Plant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hunter
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hunter is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Burma, see our County-by-County Page for Burma.
Cemeteries Near Burma ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Burma.
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 Burma - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Burma covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Burma, with the one closest to Burma listed first.
- St. Paul Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Roc Roe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bateman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Home Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shady Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Clarendon.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56212 <3>
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hunters Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Travelers Rest Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Marsh Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (172 more) ...
- Oakland Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Harris Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Biscoe Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
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.
While we didn't find Burma in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Burma.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Burma, with the one closest to Burma listed first.
- Roe
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Roe is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Clarendon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Duncan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Duncan is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Casscoe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Casscoe is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casscoe
- Holly Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Holly Grove is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
- De Valls Bluff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Parham ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Parham is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parham
- Keevil
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Keevil is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keevil
- Mount Adams
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Adams is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Adams
- Fairmount
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fairmount is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Stuttgart
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hazen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pine City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pine City is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
- Monroe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Monroe is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Crockett's Bluff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crockett's Bluff is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett's Bluff
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Burma. See our List of 1890's Communities around Burma.
Newspapers Published in Burma ...
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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Burma.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Burma, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Burma.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Burma:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Monroe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Arkansas County
- Lee County
- Lonoke County
- Phillips County
- Prairie County
- Saint Francis County
- Woodruff County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Burma, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | 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- Burma) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |