Our Genealogy Helper

Introduction ...

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 Burlington (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 Burlington. 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.

Name Variations for Burlington ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

The community of Burlington was originally named Lowell

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.

A Few Details for Burlington ...

While it's still very early in our research, we found that:

• The naming (or the toponymy) of Burlington: pcodwn:Named for Burlington, Kansas.
• It was incorporated on January 12, 1888.

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Burlington is located in Kit Carson County and is the County Seat.

To see how the shape of Colorado's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Kit Carson County: Cheyenne, Lincoln, Washington, Yuma, Cheyenne (KS), Sherman (KS) & Wallace (KS).

Below are the counties that are near Burlington. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Burlington:

• Kit Carson County     (The home county of Burlington)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Burlington, with the one closest to Burlington listed first.
  • Bethune
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethune have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethune
    • Bethune is located in Kit Carson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethune <2>
  • Stratton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stratton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratton
    • Stratton is located in Kit Carson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 640 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stratton <2>
  • Vona
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vona
    • Vona is located in Kit Carson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vona <2>
• Yuma County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Burlington, with the one closest to Burlington listed first.
  • Hale
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
    • Hale is located in Yuma County
  • Idalia
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Idalia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idalia
    • Idalia is located in Yuma County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Idalia <2>
  • Kirk
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk
    • Kirk is located in Yuma County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kirk <2>
• Sherman County (KS)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Burlington, with the one closest to Burlington listed first.
  • Kanorado
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanorado
    • Kanorado is located in Sherman County (KS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kanorado <2>
  • Ruleton
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruleton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruleton
    • Ruleton is located in Sherman County (KS)
  • Caruso
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caruso have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caruso
    • Caruso is located in Sherman County (KS)
  • Goodland
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodland
    • Goodland is located in Sherman County (KS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,301 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodland <2>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Burlington, see our County-by-County Page for Burlington.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Burlington ...

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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Burlington.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

• A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Burlington. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Burlington and those printed in the larger area surrounding Burlington.
• An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Burlington.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Burlington:

• Websites specific to Colorado
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the //www.colorado.gov/archives/

• Pages specific to Kit Carson County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Yuma County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Sherman County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Colorado
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Colorado
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Colorado
  • Cemeteries of Kit Carson County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Colorado
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Colorado

Cemeteries Near Burlington ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Burlington.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Burlington covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Burlington, with the one closest to Burlington listed first.

• Fairview Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
• Kanorado Cemetery
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kanorado Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kanorado Cemetery
• Hope Church Cemetery
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hope Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hope Church Cemetery
• Kanorado Catholic Cemetery
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kanorado Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kanorado Catholic Cemetery
• Bear Valley Cemetery
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bear Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bear Valley Cemetery
• Clairmont Cemetery
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clairmont Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clairmont Cemetery
• Calvary Cemetery
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
• Spring Valley Cemetery
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Valley Cemetery
• Delto Cemetery
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Delto Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Delto Cemetery
• New Liberty Cemetery
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Liberty Cemetery
• Fairview Cemetery
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92414 <4>
• St. Johns Evangelical Cemetery
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Evangelical Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Evangelical Cemetery
• Continue List   (12 more) ...
  • Vona Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vona Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vona Cemetery
  • Jaqua Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jaqua Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jaqua Cemetery
  • Downey Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Downey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Downey Cemetery

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Burlington had a population of 146 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Burlington had a population of 3,126 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Burlington, with the one closest to Burlington listed first.

• Bethune
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethune have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethune
  • Bethune is located in Kit Carson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethune <2>
• Kanorado
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanorado
  • Kanorado is located in Sherman County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kanorado <2>
• Ruleton
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruleton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruleton
  • Ruleton is located in Sherman County (KS)
• Vona
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vona
  • Vona is located in Kit Carson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vona <2>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Burlington. See our List of 1890's Communities around Burlington.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Burlington: www.burlingtoncolo.com/

The official website for Kit Carson County: www.kitcarsoncounty.org/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/