A visit to the Burge 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 Burge Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Burge Cemetery:
38.5270, -89.0173
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Burge Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Burge Cemetery is located in Marion County<2>.
The county seat for Marion County is located in Salem. Salem lies just to the north northeast of the Burge Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Burge Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Burge Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Burge Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Phillips Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Synder Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Synder Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Synder Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
- Whitchurch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Whitchurch Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitchurch Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Branch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Branch Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Cemetery
- Old Convenanter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Convenanter Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Convenanter Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Convenanter Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the east of Centralia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107318 <5>
- Old Covenanter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Romine Prairie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ennis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Ennis Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennis Cemetery
- Snyder Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Snyder Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder Cemetery
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- Little Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Little Grove Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Grove Cemetery
- The Little Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Little Grove Christian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1981346 <5>
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Peaceful Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Deadmond Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Deadmond Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadmond Cemetery
- Elmwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- The Elmwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Centralia Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105562 <5>
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Zion Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Zion Grove Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Grove Cemetery
- McClellan - Anderek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hillcrest Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Hillcrest Memorial Park is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Memorial Park
- The Hillcrest Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Hillcrest Cemetery
- Hillcrest Memorial Cemetery
- Mt. Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gilead Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Gilead Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead Cemetery
- Gilead Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harveys Point Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Paradise Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Paradise Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Burge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Burge Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Walnut Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cartter
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cartter is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartter
- Odin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Junction City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Junction City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Central City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Central City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,107 people
- Centralia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wamac
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wamac is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wamac
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,117 people
- Dix
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Salem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Baldwin Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Baldwin Heights is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Heights
- Texico
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Sandoval
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Irvington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jefferson City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
- Bannister
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bannister is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannister
- Idlewood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Idlewood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewood
- Fairman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fairman is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairman
- Richview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlawn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Iuka
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hoffman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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 Burge Cemetery. The following communities are located in Marion County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Burge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Central City
- Iuka
- Iuka lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Burge Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Iuka.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Odin
- Odin lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Burge Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Odin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
- Salem
- Sandoval
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 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 Burge Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Marion 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 Burge Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #405214 (Burge Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #405214 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: Marion
- Est. Elev: 161 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Centralia East
- Location given for Burge Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.5269934 Lon: -89.0172868
- 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 Illinois' counties, including Marion, 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 from Point A (ie- Burge 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. |