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 ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Burns Cemetery:
41.0708, -92.4869
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Burns Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Burns Cemetery is located in Wapello County<2>.
The county seat for Wapello County is located in Ottumwa. Ottumwa lies just to the southeast of the Burns Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Burns Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Burns Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Comstock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Comstock Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock Cemetery
- Chillicothe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Chillicothe Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chillicothe Cemetery
- Myrick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Myrick Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrick Cemetery
- Griffith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Griffith Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith Cemetery
- Bowen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bowen Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen Cemetery
- Thompson Grave
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Thompson Grave is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Grave
- Ottumwa Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Ottumwa Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottumwa Cemetery
- Memorial Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Westview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Westview Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview Cemetery
- Columbia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Columbia Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Cemetery
- Chisman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Chisman Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisman Cemetery
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- Brooks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- County Farm #1 Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Shaul Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Shaul Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaul Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Hebrew Jewish Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- County Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The County Farm Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Farm Cemetery
- Funk Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Funk Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funk Cemetery
- Stump Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Stump Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stump Cemetery
- Wilcox Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Wilcox Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Dahlonega Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- McCormick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The McCormick Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCormick Cemetery
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 based on their distance from Burns Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Keb ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Keb is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keb
- Chillicothe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chillicothe is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chillicothe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Bidwell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bidwell is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidwell
- Ottumwa
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dudley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dudley is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Kirkville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kirkville is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Dahlonega
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dahlonega is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlonega
- East Ottumwa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Ottumwa is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ottumwa
- Highland Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Center is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Center
- Eddyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cedar is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
- Blakesburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Agency
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fremont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cliffland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cliffland is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffland
- Hedrick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hedrick is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedrick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Avery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Avery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Carbon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Carbon is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Exeelsior
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Exeelsior is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeelsior
- Wright
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wright is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
- Competine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Competine is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Competine
- Martinsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Martinsburg is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Givin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Givin is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Givin
- Lakonta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lakonta is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakonta
- Keomah Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Keomah Village is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keomah Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
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 like to 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
- Location given for Burns Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.0708462 Lon: -92.4868541
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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 Iowa's counties, including Wapello, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Burns 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. |
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