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A visit to the Shorty Burkes 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 Shorty Burkes Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   36.2243°   (36° 13' 27")

Lon:   -93.8535°   (-93° 51' 12")

The Shorty Burkes Cemetery is located in Madison County<1>.

The county seat for Madison County is located in Huntsville. Huntsville lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the southeast of the Shorty Burkes Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Shorty Burkes Cemetery.<3>

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

  • Old Best Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Best Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Best Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Best Cemetery is located in Benton County
  • Denny Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Denny Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Denny Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Denny Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Wade Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wade Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wade Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wade Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Rock Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rock Cemetery is located in Benton County
  • Austin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Austin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Austin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Austin Cemetery is located in Benton County
  • Colbaugh Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Bohannan Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bohannan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bohannan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bohannan Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Martin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Martin Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Clifty Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Morriss Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morriss Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morriss Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Morriss Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Pemberton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pemberton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pemberton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pemberton Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Rambo Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rambo Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rambo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rambo Cemetery is located in Benton County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Cannady Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cannady Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cannady Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cannady Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • War Eagle Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Vaughan Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vaughan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vaughan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Vaughan Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Scissom Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scissom Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scissom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Scissom Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Hatfield Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hatfield Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hatfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hatfield Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • Johnson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Farmer Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Marshall Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marshall Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marshall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Marshall Cemetery is located in Madison County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Shorty Burkes Cemetery.

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

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 Shorty Burkes Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Madison County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shorty Burkes 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 Shorty Burkes Cemetery:

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Shorty Burkes Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2243, Longitude: -93.8535    
<3>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.
<4>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.
<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>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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