A visit to the Burton 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 Burton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Burton Cemetery:
39.0942, -87.5459
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Burton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Burton Cemetery is located in Sullivan County<2>.
The county seat for Sullivan County is located in Sullivan. Sullivan lies just to the east of the Burton Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Burton Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Burton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Burton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mann Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Mann Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mann Cemetery
- Merom Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Merom Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merom Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Merom Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Merom.
- Poplar Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Poplar Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Massey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Massey Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey Cemetery
- Bennett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bennett Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Cemetery
- Old French Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Old French Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old French Cemetery
- Burnett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Burnett Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Zion Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of New Lebanon.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86073 <5>
- Island Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Island Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Crawford County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Alkire Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Alkire Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkire Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Hutsonville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hutson Old Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Hutson Old Cemetery is located in Crawford County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutson Old Cemetery
- Hollenback Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Hollenback Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollenback Cemetery
- Parson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Parson Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parson Cemetery
- Free Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Free Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Cemetery
- Timmons Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Timmons Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timmons Cemetery
- Center Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Moore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Burton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Burton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Graysville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Graysville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Merom
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Lebanon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hutsonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Trimble
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Trimble is located in Crawford County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Palestine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sullivan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- York
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- York is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Scott City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Scott City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott City
- Fairbanks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fairbanks is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
- West York
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gordon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gordon is located in Crawford County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Paxton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Paxton is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Shelburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Union
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Union is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Robinson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Duncanville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Duncanville is located in Crawford County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncanville
- Carlisle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Prairie Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Prairie Creek is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Creek
- Heathsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Heathsville is located in Crawford County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathsville
- Jericho
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Jericho is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Scotchtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Scotchtown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchtown
- Vigo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Vigo is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigo
- New Hebron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Hebron is located in Crawford County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hebron
- Flat Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Snyder
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Snyder is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
- Hymera
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hymera is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hymera
- Population from the 2020 Census: 758 people
- Farmersburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Melrose
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Melrose is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Annapolis
(14 miles [22.5 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 Burton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sullivan County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Burton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Annapolis
- Carlisle
- Duncanville
- Farmersburg
- Flat Rock
- Hutsonville
- Palestine
- Robinson
- Shelburn
- Sullivan
- West Union
- West York
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 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 Burton Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Sullivan 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 Burton Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #431879 (Burton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #431879 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: Sullivan
- Est. Elev: 159 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Merom
- Location given for Burton Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.0942081 Lon: -87.5458563
- 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 Indiana's counties, including Sullivan, 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- Burton 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. |