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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 Burlington (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 Burlington. 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.

Burlington is located in Carroll County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Carroll County: Cass, Clinton, Howard, Tippecanoe & White.

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

  • Carroll County     (The home county of Burlington)
  • Boone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burlington, with the one closest to Burlington listed first.
    • Elizaville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Pike
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Thorntown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Stringtown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Hazelrigg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hazelrigg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelrigg
      • Hazelrigg is located in Boone County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hazelrigg
      • From Burlington to Hazelrigg
    • Ulen
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ulen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulen
      • Ulen is located in Boone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
    • Gadsden
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gadsden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
      • Gadsden is located in Boone County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gadsden
      • From Burlington to Gadsden
    • Northfield Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northfield Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Village
      • Northfield Village is located in Boone County
    • Lebanon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Cass County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burlington, with the one closest to Burlington listed first.
    • Young America
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Young America have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young America
      • Young America is located in Cass County
    • Deacon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Galveston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galveston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galveston
      • Galveston is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galveston <2>
    • Walton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
      • Walton is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,010 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walton <2>
    • Clymers
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Onward
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Dunkirk
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunkirk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
      • Dunkirk is located in Cass County
    • Logansport
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Lake Cicott
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Cicott have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Cicott
      • Lake Cicott is located in Cass County
    • New Waverly
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Waverly
      • New Waverly is located in Cass County
    • Verona
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Verona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
      • Verona is located in Cass County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Verona
      • From Burlington to Verona
    • Hoover
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Lucerne
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucerne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
      • Lucerne is located in Cass County
  • Clinton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burlington, with the one closest to Burlington listed first.
    • Middlefork
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Middlefork. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefork
      • Middlefork is located in Clinton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Middlefork
      • From Burlington to Middlefork
    • Geetingsville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Beard
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Forest
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Sedalia
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sedalia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
      • Sedalia is located in Clinton County
    • Michigantown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Michigantown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigantown
      • Michigantown is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 448 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Michigantown <2>
    • Cambria
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Rossville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Boyleston
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boyleston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyleston
      • Boyleston is located in Clinton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Boyleston
      • From Burlington to Boyleston
    • Scircleville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Edna Mills
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edna Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna Mills
      • Edna Mills is located in Clinton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Edna Mills
      • From Burlington to Edna Mills
    • Frankfort
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Mulberry
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Grant County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burlington, with the one closest to Burlington listed first.
    • Sims
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Mier
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mier. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mier
      • Mier is located in Grant County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mier
      • From Burlington to Mier
    • Swayzee
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swayzee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swayzee
      • Swayzee is located in Grant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swayzee <2>
  • Hamilton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burlington, with the one closest to Burlington listed first.
    • Ekin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sheridan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheridan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
      • Sheridan is located in Hamilton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,048 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheridan <2>
    • Atlanta
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlanta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
      • Atlanta is located in Hamilton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 783 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlanta <2>
    • Bakers Corner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Arcadia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Hortonville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Omega
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Howard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burlington, with the one closest to Burlington listed first.
    • Shanghai
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shanghai. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai
      • Shanghai is located in Howard County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Shanghai
      • From Burlington to Shanghai
    • Judson
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Judson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
      • Judson is located in Howard County
    • Russiaville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • West Middleton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Alto
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Kokomo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kokomo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokomo
      • Kokomo is located in Howard County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,243 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kokomo <2>
    • Indian Heights
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Heights
      • Indian Heights is located in Howard County
    • Cassville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Oakford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Hemlock
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hemlock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
      • Hemlock is located in Howard County
    • Vermont
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Greentown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greentown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
      • Greentown is located in Howard County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,367 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greentown <2>
    • Guy
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Madison County
  • Miami County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burlington, with the one closest to Burlington listed first.
    • Miami
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bunker Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bunker Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
      • Bunker Hill is located in Miami County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 847 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bunker Hill <2>
    • Loree
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • North Grove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Santa Fe
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Amboy
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amboy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
      • Amboy is located in Miami County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
    • Peru
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Oakdale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Mexico
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mexico have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
      • Mexico is located in Miami County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mexico <2>
    • Converse
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Montgomery County
    • Bowers
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bowers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
      • Bowers is located in Montgomery County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bowers
      • From Burlington to Bowers
  • Tippecanoe County
  • Tipton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burlington, with the one closest to Burlington listed first.
    • Groomsville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Kempton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kempton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempton
      • Kempton is located in Tipton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
    • Sharpsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharpsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsville
      • Sharpsville is located in Tipton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sharpsville <2>
    • Goldsmith
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Nevada
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Jericho ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jericho. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
      • Jericho is located in Tipton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Jericho
      • From Burlington to Jericho
    • East Union
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Union have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
      • East Union is located in Tipton County
    • Tipton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Windfall City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windfall City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall City
      • Windfall City is located in Tipton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
    • Windfall
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Hobbs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobbs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs
      • Hobbs is located in Tipton County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hobbs <2>
  • White County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burlington, with the one closest to Burlington listed first.
    • Springboro
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Burnettsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnettsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnettsville
      • Burnettsville is located in White County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
    • Idaville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Idaville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville
      • Idaville is located in White County
    • Monticello
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
      • Monticello is located in White County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,248 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <2>
    • Brookston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookston
      • Brookston is located in White County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,541 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookston <2>
    • Chalmers
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chalmers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalmers
      • Chalmers is located in White County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
    • Norway
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Indiana Beach
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sitka
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Burlington ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Burlington.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Burlington Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Petes Run Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Petes Run Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Petes Run Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Asbury Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Asbury Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Asbury Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • South Union Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mound Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mound Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mound Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Grays Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grays Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grays Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sims Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sims Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sims Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Prophet Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Prophet Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Prophet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hye Park Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hye Park Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hye Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Campbell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campbell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campbell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Union Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kappa Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kappa Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kappa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Pickett Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pickett Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pickett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Brown Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • McCain Graveyard
      (6 miles [9.7 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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Burlington had a population of 789 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Burlington had a population of 604 people.

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

  • Middlefork
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Middlefork. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefork
    • Middlefork is located in Clinton County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Middlefork
    • From Burlington to Middlefork
  • Shanghai
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shanghai. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai
    • Shanghai is located in Howard County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Shanghai
    • From Burlington to Shanghai
  • Geetingsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Ridgeway
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgeway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
    • Ridgeway is located in Howard County
  • Poplar Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
    • Poplar Grove is located in Howard County
  • New London
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New London have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
    • New London is located in Howard County
  • Young America
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Young America have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young America
    • Young America is located in Cass County
  • Cutler
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cutler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutler
    • Cutler is located in Carroll County
  • Sedalia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sedalia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
    • Sedalia is located in Clinton County
  • Beard
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Forest
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Russiaville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Bringhurst
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Moran
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moran have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran
      • Moran is located in Clinton County
    • Flora
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Burlington ...

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 94 newspapers that have been published in the area around Burlington.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Burlington, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Burlington.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Burlington:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Burlington. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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- Burlington) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Burlington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4795, Longitude: -86.3950    
<6>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 Burlington, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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