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. 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 Burke Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Burke Cemetery:
33.1299, -82.3498
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Burke Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Burke Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Louisville. Louisville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Burke Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Burke Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Burke Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Burke Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Boatwright Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Boatwright Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boatwright Cemetery
- Lofton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Lofton Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofton Cemetery
- Mosley Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Mosley Chapel Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosley Chapel Cemetery
- Berryhill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Berryhill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryhill Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Mays Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Mays Grove Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Grove Cemetery
- Ways Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Ways Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ways Cemetery
- Ways Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Ways Grove Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ways Grove Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The King Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Cara Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Cara Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cara Cemetery
- Jones Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Jones Grove Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Grove Cemetery
- Ponder Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Ponder Family Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponder Family Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Smiths Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Smiths Grove Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Grove Cemetery
- Wrens Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wrens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Wrens Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrens Cemetery
- Lofton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Lofton Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofton Cemetery
- Stone Springfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Brushy Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Brushy Creek Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Brushy Creek Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Gough.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #33036 <5>
- Mt. Horeb Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Horeb Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Horeb Cemetery
- Ellis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
- Bothwell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Bothwell Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bothwell Cemetery
- Duhart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Duhart Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duhart Cemetery
- Pioneer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- Melton Place Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Melton Place Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melton Place Cemetery
- Sheppard Place Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Smith Family Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Family Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Flat Rock Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Flat Rock Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock Cemetery
- Beasley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Beasley Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 17 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:
- Zebina
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Zebina is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebina
- Wrens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wrens Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wrens Station is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrens Station
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,939 people
- Matthews
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gough
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Torbit Station ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Torbit Station is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torbit Station
- Torbit Station has also been known as:
- Torbit
- Saint Clair
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Saint Clair is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
- Noah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Noah is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- Noah has also been known as:
- Noah Station
- Vidette
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Vidette is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Brushy Creek ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brushy Creek is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
- Louisville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Stapleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Keysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Avera
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rosier
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rosier is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosier
- Moxley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Moxley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxley
- Blythe
(14 miles [22.5 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 Burke Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Burke Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Gibson
- Harlem
- Louisville
- Wadley
- Waynesboro
- Wrens
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 websites either 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:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Jefferson 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 Burke Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #312044 (Burke Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #312044 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: Jefferson
- Est. Elev: 104 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Matthews
- Location given for Burke Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.12987 Lon: -82.349847
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Georgia's counties, including Jefferson, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Burke 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> | 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |