A visit to the Burns 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 Burns Cemetery ...
The Burns Cemetery is located in Wapello County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Bowen Cemetery
- The Bowen Cemetery is located in Wapello County
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- Brooks Cemetery
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Wapello County
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- Calvary Cemetery
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Wapello County
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- Chillicothe Cemetery
- The Chillicothe Cemetery is located in Wapello County
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- Chisman Cemetery
- The Chisman Cemetery is located in Wapello County
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- Columbia Cemetery
- The Columbia Cemetery is located in Wapello County
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- Comstock Cemetery
- The Comstock Cemetery is located in Wapello County
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- County Farm Cemetery
- The County Farm Cemetery is located in Wapello County
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- County Farm #1 Cemetery
- Dahlonega Cemetery
- Funk Cemetery
- The Funk Cemetery is located in Wapello County
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- Griffith Cemetery
- The Griffith Cemetery is located in Wapello County
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- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hebrew Jewish Cemetery
- McCormick Cemetery
- The McCormick Cemetery is located in Wapello County
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- Memorial Lawn Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Wapello County
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- Myrick Cemetery
- The Myrick Cemetery is located in Wapello County
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- Ottumwa Cemetery
- The Ottumwa Cemetery is located in Wapello County
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- Shaul Cemetery
- The Shaul Cemetery is located in Wapello County
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- Smith Cemetery
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Wapello County
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- Stump Cemetery
- The Stump Cemetery is located in Wapello County
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- Thompson Grave
- The Thompson Grave is located in Wapello County
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- Westview Cemetery
- The Westview Cemetery is located in Wapello County
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- Wilcox Cemetery
- The Wilcox Cemetery is located in Wapello County
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- Williams Cemetery
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Wapello County
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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 Burns Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Agency
- Avery
- Avery is located in Monroe County
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- Bidwell
- Bidwell is located in Wapello County
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- Blakesburg
- Carbon
- Carbon is located in Davis County
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- Cedar
- Cedar is located in Mahaska County
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- Chillicothe
- Chillicothe is located in Wapello County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Cliffland
- Cliffland is located in Wapello County
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- Competine
- Competine is located in Wapello County
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- Dahlonega
- Dahlonega is located in Wapello County
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- Dudley
- Dudley is located in Wapello County
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- East Ottumwa
- East Ottumwa is located in Wapello County
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- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Eddyville
- Exeelsior
- Exeelsior is located in Mahaska County
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- Fremont
- Givin
- Givin is located in Mahaska County
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- Hedrick
- Hedrick is located in Keokuk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Highland Center
- Highland Center is located in Wapello County
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- Keb ‑ Historic
- Keb is located in Wapello County
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- Keomah Village
- Keomah Village is located in Mahaska County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Kirkville
- Kirkville is located in Wapello County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Lakonta
- Lakonta is located in Mahaska County
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- Martinsburg
- Martinsburg is located in Keokuk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Ottumwa
- Wright
- Wright is located in Mahaska County
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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 Burns Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wapello County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Burns Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blakesburg
- Eddyville
- Fremont
- Hedrick
- Martinsburg
- Ottumwa
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Burns Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Wapello 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 Burns Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #454997 (Burns Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #454997 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: Wapello
- Est. Elev: 213 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ottumwa North
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Wapello, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Burns Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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