Our Genealogy Helper
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 Burnsville (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 Burnsville. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.
Burnsville is located in Bartholomew 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 Bartholomew County: Brown, Decatur, Jackson, Jennings, Johnson & Shelby.
Below are the counties that are near Burnsville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Burnsville:
- Bartholomew County (The home county of Burnsville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burnsville, with the one closest to Burnsville listed first.
- Grammer
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Grammer is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grammer
- Newbern
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Newbern is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- Elizabethtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elizabethtown is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
- Petersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Petersville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- Hartsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hartsville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Jewell Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jewell Village is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell Village
- Hope
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hope is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,248 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <1>
- Rugby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rugby is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Bethel Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bethel Village is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Village
- Columbus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Clifford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clifford is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Garden City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Garden City is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Corn Brook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Corn Brook is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Brook
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burnsville, with the one closest to Burnsville listed first.
- Mount Liberty
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mount Liberty is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Liberty
- Becks Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Becks Grove is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becks Grove
- Pikes Peak
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pikes Peak is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Peak
- Gnaw Bone
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Story
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Story is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
- Spearsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Spearsville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearsville
- Beanblossom
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Beanblossom is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beanblossom
- Beanblossom has also been known as:
- Bean Blossom
- Nashville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Helmsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Helmsburg is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmsburg
- Decatur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burnsville, with the one closest to Burnsville listed first.
- Alert
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Alert is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alert
- Sardinia
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sardinia is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardinia
- Harper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Harper is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Westport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Westport is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,416 people
- Letts Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Letts Corner is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letts Corner
- Letts
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Letts is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letts
- Burney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Burney is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burney
- Harris City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Harris City is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris City
- Milford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Millhousen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Millhousen is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhousen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Germantown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Germantown is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Adams
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Adams is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Greensburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burnsville, with the one closest to Burnsville listed first.
- Enochsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Enochsburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enochsburg
- Oldenburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burnsville, with the one closest to Burnsville listed first.
- Fleming
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Fleming is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
- Seymour
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kriete Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Kriete Corner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kriete Corner
- Cortland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cortland is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortland
- New Elizabethtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Elizabethtown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Elizabethtown
- Spraytown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Spraytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spraytown
- Dudleytown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Dudleytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleytown
- Freetown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Retreat
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Retreat is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
- Brownstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Crothersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Houston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Houston is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Kurtz
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kurtz is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kurtz
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burnsville, with the one closest to Burnsville listed first.
- Dupont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Deputy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Middlefork
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Middlefork is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefork
- Bryantsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bryantsburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryantsburg
- Smyrna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Smyrna is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Jennings County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burnsville, with the one closest to Burnsville listed first.
- Scipio
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Scipio is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- Queensville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Queensville is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensville
- North Vernon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hayden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hayden is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden
- Zenas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Zenas is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenas
- Oakdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oakdale is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Vernon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Four Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Four Corners is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Butlerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grayford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grayford is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayford
- San Jacinto
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- San Jacinto is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Jacinto
- Commiskey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Paris Crossing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Paris Crossing is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Crossing
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burnsville, with the one closest to Burnsville listed first.
- Edinburgh
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Amity
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Amity is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Nineveh
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Princes Lakes
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Princes Lakes is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princes Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,342 people
- Peoga
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Peoga is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoga
- Franklin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Needham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Trafalgar
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Urmeyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Urmeyville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urmeyville
- Samaria
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Samaria is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Anita ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Anita is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anita
- Morgan County
- Morgantown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ripley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burnsville, with the one closest to Burnsville listed first.
- Holton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Napoleon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Otter Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Otter Village is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Village
- Osgood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Versailles
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Delaware
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Delaware is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Lookout
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lookout is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
- Batesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pierceville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pierceville is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- Rush County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burnsville, with the one closest to Burnsville listed first.
- Moscow
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Moscow is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Williamstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Williamstown is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Gowdy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Gowdy is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowdy
- Milroy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Manilla
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Manilla is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manilla
- Homer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Homer is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burnsville, with the one closest to Burnsville listed first.
- Albion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Albion is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Austin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burnsville, with the one closest to Burnsville listed first.
- Norristown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Norristown is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norristown
- Flat Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Geneva
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Geneva is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Mount Auburn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Auburn is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
- Wilson Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Wilson Corner is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Corner
- Waldron
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Waldron is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Prescott
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Prescott is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Riley Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Riley Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley Village
- Blue Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Blue Ridge is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Shelbyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hildebrand Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hildebrand Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hildebrand Village
- Beech Brook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Beech Brook is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Brook
- Candleglo Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Candleglo Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candleglo Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Burnsville, see our County-by-County Page for Burnsville.
Cemeteries Near Burnsville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Burnsville.
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 Burnsville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Burnsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Burnsville, with the one closest to Burnsville listed first.
- Parkison Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Little Sand Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Donaldson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wynn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Asbury Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Newbern Christian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern Christian Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Newbern Christian Cemetery is located in Newbern.
- The Newbern Christian Cemetery has also been known as:
- Newbern Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2164408 <2>
- Newsom Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Springer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sharon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Shirk Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (318 more) ...
- Cave Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wesley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hartsville College Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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 Burnsville had a population of 108 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Burnsville, with the one closest to Burnsville listed first.
- Alert
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Alert is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alert
- Elizabethtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elizabethtown is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
- Waynesburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Waynesburg is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesburg
- Newbern
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Newbern is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- Sardinia
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sardinia is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardinia
- Petersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Petersville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- Scipio
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Scipio is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- Hartsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hartsville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Nortonburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nortonburg is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nortonburg
- Azalia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Azalia is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azalia
- Harper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Harper is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Westport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Westport is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,416 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Forest Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Hill is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
- Walesboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Walesboro is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walesboro
- Waynesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Waynesville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Burnsville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Burnsville.
Newspapers Published in Burnsville ...
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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Burnsville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Burnsville, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Burnsville.
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 websites either 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 Burnsville:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Bartholomew County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brown County
- Decatur County
- Franklin County
- Jackson County
- Jefferson County
- Jennings County
- Johnson County
- Morgan County
- Ripley County
- Rush County
- Scott County
- Shelby County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
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 Burnsville, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Burnsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |