A visit to the Burlington Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Burlington Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Burlington Cemetery (FG ID #84496).
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 Burlington Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Burlington Cemetery:
40.4812, -86.3970
The Burlington Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Burlington.
The cemetery is located in Carroll County<2>.
The county seat for Carroll County is located in Delphi. Delphi lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Burlington Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Burlington Cemetery.
Establishment of the Burlington Cemetery ...
The Burlington Cemetery was established in 1817.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Burlington Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Burlington Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Asbury Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Asbury Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Cemetery
- Petes Run Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Petes Run Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petes Run Cemetery
- South Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The South Union Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Union Cemetery
- Mound Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mound Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Cemetery
- Grays Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Grays Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Cemetery
- Old Prophet Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Old Prophet Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Prophet Cemetery
- Hye Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hye Park Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hye Park Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Sims Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Sims Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Kappa Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Kappa Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kappa Cemetery
- Pickett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pickett Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickett Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Brown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- McCain Graveyard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Moss Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Moss Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Cemetery
- Maple Lawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Barnett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Barnett Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- North Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The North Union Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Union Cemetery
- United Brethren Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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 Burlington Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Burlington Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Burlington
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Middlefork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Shanghai
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Geetingsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Judson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Judson is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Young America
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Young America is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young America
- Cutler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cutler is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutler
- Sedalia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sedalia is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
- Beard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Russiaville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bringhurst
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Forest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Flora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Prince William
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- West Middleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Deer Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Michigantown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rossville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cambria
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Deacon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Camden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Galveston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Radnor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ockley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Owasco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Burlington Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Carroll County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Burlington Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Camden
- Flora
- Forest
- Galveston
- Michigantown
- Rossville
- Russiaville
- Sedalia
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Burlington Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Carroll 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 Burlington Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #84496
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #431843 (Burlington Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #431843 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: Carroll
- Est. Elev: 237 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Burlington
- Location given for Burlington Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.4814255 Lon: -86.3974966
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Carroll, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Burlington 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |