A visit to the Burroughs 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 Burroughs Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Burroughs Cemetery:
34.0882, -83.0940
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Burroughs Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Burroughs Cemetery is located in Madison County<2>.
The county seat for Madison County is located in Danielsville. Danielsville lies just to the west northwest of the Burroughs Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Burroughs Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Burroughs Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Burroughs Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cooper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Powers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Powers Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Cemetery
- Vineyards Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Collins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- Old Fork Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Fork Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Fork Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Gholston Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cooper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Carlton City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Carlton City Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Carlton City Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Carlton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2148067 <5>
- Moore - Booth Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Moore - Booth Family Cemetery is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore - Booth Family Cemetery
- The Moore - Booth Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jack Moore Family Cemetery
- Moore Family Cemetery
- Meadow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Meadow Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Cemetery
- Hitchcock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Hitchcock Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitchcock Cemetery
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- Martin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Paul & Lester Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Paul & Lester Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul & Lester Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Rehoboth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Rehoboth Cemetery is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth Cemetery
- Ware Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Ware Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware Cemetery
- Randolph Tucker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Clouds Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Clouds Creek Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clouds Creek Cemetery
- Hardman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Hardman Cemetery is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardman Cemetery
- Hall Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Hall Grove Cemetery is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Grove Cemetery
- Fork Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Fork Creek Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Fork Creek Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fork Creek Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #33994 <5>
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]<3> of the Burroughs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Burroughs Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Comer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Carlton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dalton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dalton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Estimated population in 2019: 33,665 people
- Colbert
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Danielsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Harrison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Harrison is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Estimated population in 2019: 442 people
- Bowman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dewy Rose
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harper is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Goss
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Goss is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
- Shiloh
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Hull
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Ila
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Winterville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Elberton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Royston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Arnoldsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Crawford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Centerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Planter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Planter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planter
- Cherokee Corner ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cherokee Corner is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Corner
- Lexington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Palmetto
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Palmetto is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Harmony
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
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 Burroughs 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 Burroughs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Danielsville
- Elberton
- Royston
- Winterville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Burroughs Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Madison 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 Burroughs Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #335460 (Burroughs Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #335460 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: Madison
- Est. Elev: 211 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Carlton
- Location given for Burroughs Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.0881665 Lon: -83.0940359
- 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 Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Burroughs 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. |