A visit to the Burrton 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 Burrton Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Burrton Cemetery (FG ID #1965920).
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 Burrton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Burrton Cemetery:
38.0151, -97.6755
The Burrton Cemetery is located in Harvey County<2>.
The county seat for Harvey County is located in Newton. Newton lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the east of the Burrton Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Burrton Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Burrton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Burrton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Valley Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Valley Twp. Cemetery is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Twp. Cemetery
- Hunt - Shive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Star Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Old Halstead Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hebron Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Little River Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Halstead Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fairview Pioneer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Buhler Municipal Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mennonite Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mennonite Cemetery
- Laurel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Laurel Cemetery is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Haven Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Haven Cemetery is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Cemetery
- Fairlawn Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Fairlawn Cemetery is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Garden Valley Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Schlender Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Schlender Cemetery is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schlender Cemetery
- Eastside Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- The Eastside Cemetery is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastside Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kemper Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Burrton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Burrton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Burrton
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Patterson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Paxton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Punkin Center ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Punkin Center is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Punkin Center
- Alta Mills ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Alta Mills is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Mills
- Haven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Halstead
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Obeeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Obeeville is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obeeville
- Mount Hope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Buhler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Yoder
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bentley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Van Arsdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Medora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Medora is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medora
- Hutchinson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cruppers Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Elmer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Elmer is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
- South Hutchinson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Darlow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Andale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Inman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Coleman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sedgwick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hesston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Moundridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
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 Burrton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Harvey County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Burrton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Andale
- Bentley
- Halstead
- Haven
- Hesston
- Hutchinson
- Sedgwick
- South Hutchinson
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 Burrton Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Harvey 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 Burrton Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #1965920
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 Kansas' counties, including Harvey, 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 from Point A (ie- Burrton 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. |