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A visit to the Burke Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Burke Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Burke Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Burke Cemetery

Lat:   35.5467°   (35° 32' 48")

Lon:   -92.6832°   (-92° 40' 59")

The Burke Cemetery is located in Van Buren County<2>.

The county seat for Van Buren County is located in Clinton. Clinton lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Burke Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Burke Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Burke Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Low Gap Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Low Gap Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Low Gap Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Low Gap Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
  • Liberty Springs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Liberty Springs Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
  • Gardner Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gardner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gardner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gardner Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
  • Old Liberty Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Liberty Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Liberty Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
  • Foster Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foster Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Foster Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
  • Lowder Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lowder Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lowder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lowder Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
  • Crowell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crowell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crowell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Crowell Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
  • Rocky Valley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rocky Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rocky Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rocky Valley Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
  • McKay Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKay Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McKay Cemetery is located in Conway County
  • Reid Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reid Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reid Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Reid Cemetery is located in Conway County
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Pope County
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Pope County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Prospect Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prospect Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prospect Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Prospect Cemetery is located in Conway County
    • Brents Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brents Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brents Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brents Cemetery is located in Conway County
    • Liberty Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Liberty Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
    • Cato Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cato Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cato Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cato Cemetery is located in Conway County
    • Upchurch Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Upchurch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Upchurch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Upchurch Cemetery is located in Conway County
    • Campground Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campground Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campground Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Campground Cemetery is located in Conway County
    • Lowder Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lowder Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lowder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lowder Cemetery is located in Conway County
    • Whitehead Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitehead Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitehead Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Whitehead Cemetery is located in Conway County
    • Woolverton Mtn. Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woolverton Mtn. Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woolverton Mtn. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Woolverton Mtn. Cemetery is located in Conway County
    • Bradley Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bradley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bradley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bradley Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
    • Evans Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evans Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evans Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Evans Cemetery is located in Van Buren County

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 Burke Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Burke Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Rex
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rex
    • Rex is located in Van Buren County
  • Scotland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Alread
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alread
    • Alread is located in Van Buren County
  • Crabtree
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
    • Crabtree is located in Van Buren County
  • Cleveland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
    • Cleveland is located in Conway County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <5>
  • Copeland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Copeland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
    • Copeland is located in Van Buren County
  • Austin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Austin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
    • Austin is located in Conway County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Austin <5>
  • Formosa
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Formosa
    • Formosa is located in Van Buren County
  • Jerusalem
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerusalem have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
    • Jerusalem is located in Conway County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jerusalem <5>
  • Clinton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Appleton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
    • Appleton is located in Pope County
  • Center Ridge
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Choctaw
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Choctaw have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
      • Choctaw is located in Van Buren County
    • Middleton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
      • Middleton is located in Conway County
    • Tilly
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tilly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilly
      • Tilly is located in Pope County
    • Old Hickory
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Old Hickory. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hickory
      • Old Hickory is located in Conway County
    • Green Tree
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
      • Green Tree is located in Van Buren County
    • Hector
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Bee Branch
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bee Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Branch
      • Bee Branch is located in Van Buren County
    • Dennard
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Caglesville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Caglesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caglesville
      • Caglesville is located in Pope County
    • Hattieville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
      • Hattieville is located in Conway County
    • Witt's Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Witt's Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt's Springs
      • Witt's Springs is located in Searcy County
    • Watts
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Watts. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
      • Watts is located in Searcy County

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 Burke Cemetery. The following communities are located in Van Buren County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Burke Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Clinton

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Burke Cemetery:

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 Burke Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #70927  (Burke Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #70927 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Rex
    • County: Van Buren         Elev: 426
    • Location given for GNIS #70927 (Burke Cemetery)

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/

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 Arkansas' counties, including Van Buren, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Burke Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5467, Longitude: -92.6832       In this case, the coordinates for the Burke Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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