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A visit to the Burr Oak 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 Burr Oak Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Burr Oak Cemetery (FG ID #92108).

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 Burr Oak Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Burr Oak Cemetery:

39.8652, -98.2847

The Burr Oak Cemetery is located in Jewell County<2>.

The county seat for Jewell County is located in Mankato. Mankato lies just to the southeast of the Burr Oak Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Burr Oak Cemetery.

Establishment of the Burr Oak Cemetery ...

The Burr Oak Cemetery was established in 1871.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Burr Oak Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Burr Oak Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Baker Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Lutheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Jewell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
  • Oak Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Oak Creek Cemetery is located in Jewell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek Cemetery
  • Providence Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Providence Cemetery is located in Jewell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Jewell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
  • St. Teresa Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Teresa Cemetery is located in Jewell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Teresa Cemetery
  • Cleveland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Cleveland Cemetery is located in Jewell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Cemetery
  • Esbon Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Esbon Cemetery is located in Jewell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esbon Cemetery
  • Lutheran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Jewell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
  • Shaffer Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Shaffer Cemetery is located in Jewell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaffer Cemetery
  • North Branch Friends Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Zion Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Zion Cemetery is located in Jewell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Prairie Home Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Prairie Home Cemetery is located in Jewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Home Cemetery
    • St. Elizabeth Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Elizabeth Cemetery is located in Jewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Elizabeth Cemetery
    • Montana Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Montana Cemetery is located in Jewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montana Cemetery
    • Olive Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Olive Hill Cemetery is located in Jewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Hill Cemetery
    • Maple Grove Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Webster County (NE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
    • Highland Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Highland Cemetery is located in Jewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
    • Amity Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Salem Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Salem Cemetery is located in Jewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
    • McGehee Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The McGehee Cemetery is located in Jewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGehee Cemetery
    • East Buffalo Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Burr Oak Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Burr Oak Cemetery, with the nearest first:

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 Burr Oak Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jewell County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Burr Oak Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Burr Oak
  • Cawker City
  • Courtland
  • Cowles
    • Cowles lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Burr Oak Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cowles.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowles
  • Esbon
    • Esbon lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Burr Oak Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Esbon.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esbon
  • Formoso
  • Glen Elder
  • Guide Rock
  • Hardy
    • Hardy lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Burr Oak Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hardy.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Continue List   (6 more)
    • Mankato
    • Nelson
      • Nelson lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Burr Oak Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Nelson.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
    • Red Cloud
    • Superior
    • Webber
      • Webber lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Burr Oak Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Webber.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Burr Oak Cemetery: