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:
39.5775, -90.4632
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 Scott County<2>.
The county seat for Scott County is located in Winchester. Winchester lies just to the north of the Burns Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Burns Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Burns Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Burns Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Adams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Claywell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Claywell Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claywell Cemetery
- Wilson Farm Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Wilson Farm Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Farm Cemetery
- Frame Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Frame Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frame Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Jewitt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Jewitt Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewitt Cemetery
- Glasgow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Glasgow Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow Cemetery
- Peak Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Peak Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Wishon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Wishon Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wishon Cemetery
- Perkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Perkins Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Cemetery
- Cowhick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Cowhick Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowhick Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Adams Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Adams Family Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Family Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Bower Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bower Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bower Cemetery
- St. Mark's Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Winchester City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Winchester City Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester City Cemetery
- The Winchester City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Winchester Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #191043 <5>
- Young E S Mac Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rutledge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rutledge Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Ellis Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ellis Family Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ellis Family Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Winchester.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2298179 <5>
- Holloway - Walker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Taylor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Williams - Edwards Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Williams - Edwards Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Canatsey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Canatsey Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canatsey Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Glasgow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Glasgow is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Alsey
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Winchester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wilmington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wilmington is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Patterson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bedford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Manchester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Roodhouse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Florence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Florence is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Exeter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Exeter is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Hillview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lynnville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lynnville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Milton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- White Hall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Oxville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oxville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxville
- Pearl
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Murrayville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Detroit
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Detroit is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Bluffs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Walkerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Walkerville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerville
- Belltown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Belltown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Woodson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Chapin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Morgan City ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Morgan City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Valley City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Valley City is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14 people
- Time
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Time is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Time
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 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 Scott County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Burns Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bluffs
- Chapin
- Manchester
- Milton
- Roodhouse
- White Hall
- Winchester
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 professional and volunteer 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 Burns Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Scott 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 #1747674 (Burns Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1747674 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: Scott
- Est. Elev: 159 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Alsey
- Location given for Burns Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.5775471 Lon: -90.46318
- 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 Scott, 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 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |