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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Burket (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Burket. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Burket is located in Kosciusko County.

To see how the shape of Indiana's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Kosciusko County: Elkhart, Fulton, Marshall, Noble, Wabash & Whitley.

Below are the counties that are near Burket. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Burket:

  • Kosciusko County     (The home county of Burket)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burket, with the one closest to Burket listed first.
    • Sevastopol
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Sevastopol is located in Kosciusko County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sevastopol
    • Mentone
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Claypool
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Beaver Dam
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Beaver Dam is located in Kosciusko County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
    • Silver Lake
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Atwood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Atwood is located in Kosciusko County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
    • Winona Lake
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Etna Green
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Clunette
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Clunette is located in Kosciusko County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clunette
    • Sidney
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Sidney is located in Kosciusko County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
    • Arrowhead Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Arrowhead Park is located in Kosciusko County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead Park
    • Leesburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Cass County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burket, with the one closest to Burket listed first.
    • Twelve Mile
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Twelve Mile is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Mile
    • Hoover
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Hoover is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
    • Leases Corner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Leases Corner is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leases Corner
    • New Waverly
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • New Waverly is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Waverly
    • Lucerne
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Lucerne is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
  • Elkhart County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burket, with the one closest to Burket listed first.
    • Gravelton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Gravelton is located in Elkhart County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelton
    • Nappanee
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • New Paris
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Foraker
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Foraker is located in Elkhart County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foraker
    • Bainter Town
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Bainter Town is located in Elkhart County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainter Town
    • Southwest
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Southwest is located in Elkhart County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest
    • Wakarusa
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Benton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Benton is located in Elkhart County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
    • Goshen
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Millersburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Fulton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burket, with the one closest to Burket listed first.
    • Akron
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Disko
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Disko is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disko
    • Athens
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Athens is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
    • Rochester
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Fulton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Leiters Ford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Leiters Ford is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leiters Ford
    • Delong
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Delong is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delong
    • Kewanna
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Kewanna is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewanna
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people
    • Grass Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Grass Creek is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Creek
    • Lake Bruce
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Lake Bruce is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Bruce
  • Huntington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burket, with the one closest to Burket listed first.
    • Bippus
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Bippus is located in Huntington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bippus
    • Goblesville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Goblesville is located in Huntington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goblesville
    • Andrews
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Huntington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Marshall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burket, with the one closest to Burket listed first.
    • Old Tip Town
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Old Tip Town is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Tip Town
    • Tippecanoe
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Bourbon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Argos
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Argos is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argos
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,619 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Argos <1>
    • Plymouth
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bremen
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Culver
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Culver is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culver
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,484 people
    • Harris
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Harris is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
    • Linkville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Linkville is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkville
    • Burr Oak
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Burr Oak is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Oak
    • La Paz
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • La Paz is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Paz
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
    • Donaldson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Donaldson is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
  • Miami County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burket, with the one closest to Burket listed first.
    • Gilead
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Gilead is located in Miami County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
    • Macy
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Deedsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Deedsville is located in Miami County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deedsville
    • Pettysville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Pettysville is located in Miami County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettysville
    • Denver
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Mexico
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Oakdale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Oakdale is located in Miami County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
    • Peru
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Peru is located in Miami County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,937 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peru <1>
  • Noble County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burket, with the one closest to Burket listed first.
    • Wilmot
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Wilmot is located in Noble County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
    • Indian Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Indian Village is located in Noble County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
    • Cromwell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Kimmell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Wolf Lake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Wolf Lake is located in Noble County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
    • Ligonier
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Merriam
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Merriam is located in Noble County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriam
    • Port Mitchell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Port Mitchell is located in Noble County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Mitchell
  • Pulaski County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burket, with the one closest to Burket listed first.
    • Monterey
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Monterey is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
    • Lawton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Lawton is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
  • Saint Joseph County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burket, with the one closest to Burket listed first.
    • Wyatt
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Lakeville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Starke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burket, with the one closest to Burket listed first.
    • Ober
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Ober is located in Starke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ober
    • Ora
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Ora is located in Starke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ora
  • Wabash County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burket, with the one closest to Burket listed first.
    • Laketon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Liberty Mills
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Liberty Mills is located in Wabash County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Mills
    • North Manchester
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Roann
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Stockdale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Stockdale is located in Wabash County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockdale
    • Servia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Servia is located in Wabash County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servia
    • Urbana
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Richvalley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Richvalley is located in Wabash County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richvalley
    • Wabash
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Lagro
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Whitley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burket, with the one closest to Burket listed first.
    • Collamer
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Collamer is located in Whitley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collamer
    • Larwill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Larwill is located in Whitley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larwill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
    • South Whitley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Lorane
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Lorane is located in Whitley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorane
    • Etna
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Etna is located in Whitley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
    • Ormas
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Ormas is located in Whitley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormas
    • Luther
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Luther is located in Whitley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
    • Columbia City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Cresco
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Cresco is located in Whitley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresco
    • Tri-Lakes
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Tri-Lakes is located in Whitley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tri-Lakes
    • Collins
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Collins is located in Whitley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Burket, see our County-by-County Page for Burket.

Cemeteries Near Burket ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Burket.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Burket - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Burket covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Burket, with the one closest to Burket listed first.

  • Hamman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Germantown Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Nichols Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Franklin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Graceland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Union Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Sycamore Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Nye Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Meredith Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Yellow Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (221 more) ...
    • Highland Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Gospel Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Tippecanoe Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Burket had a population of 231 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Burket had a population of 195 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Burket, with the one closest to Burket listed first.

  • Palestine
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Palestine is located in Kosciusko County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
  • Sevastopol
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sevastopol is located in Kosciusko County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sevastopol
  • Mentone
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Claypool
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Beaver Dam
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Beaver Dam is located in Kosciusko County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
  • Silver Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Atwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Atwood is located in Kosciusko County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
  • Akron
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Tippecanoe
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Packerton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Packerton is located in Kosciusko County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packerton
  • Etna Green
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Disko
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Disko is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disko
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Clunette
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Clunette is located in Kosciusko County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clunette
    • Sidney
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Sidney is located in Kosciusko County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
    • Wooster
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Wooster is located in Kosciusko County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooster

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Burket. See our List of 1890's Communities around Burket.

Newspapers Published in Burket ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Burket.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Burket, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Burket.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy 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 information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Burket:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Burket, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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- Burket) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.