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 Burfield (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 Burfield. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Burfield is located in Wayne County.
To see how the shape of Kentucky's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wayne County: Clinton, McCreary, Pulaski, Russell, Pickett (TN) & Scott (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Burfield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Burfield:
- Wayne County (The home county of Burfield)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burfield, with the one closest to Burfield listed first.
- Sumpter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sumpter is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Parmleysville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Parmleysville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmleysville
- Mount Pisgah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Pisgah is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
- Shearer Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Shearer Valley is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shearer Valley
- Slickford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Slickford is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickford
- Monticello
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ritner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ritner is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritner
- Murl
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Murl is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murl
- Parnell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Parnell is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
- Rankin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rankin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
- Mill Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mill Springs is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Springs
- Frazer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Frazer is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazer
- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burfield, with the one closest to Burfield listed first.
- Crocus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crocus is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocus
- Cundiff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cundiff is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cundiff
- Montpelier
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Montpelier is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
- Casey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burfield, with the one closest to Burfield listed first.
- Honey Acre
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Honey Acre is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Acre
- Windsor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burfield, with the one closest to Burfield listed first.
- Alpha
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Alpha is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Savage
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Savage is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
- Cumberland City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Cumberland City is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland City
- Static
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Static is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
- Albany
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Ida
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ida is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
- Browns Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Browns Crossroads is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Crossroads
- McCreary County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burfield, with the one closest to Burfield listed first.
- Smith Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Smith Town is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
- Marshes Siding
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Marshes Siding is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshes Siding
- Revelo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Revelo is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revelo
- Stearns
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Whitley City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Wiborg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Wiborg is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiborg
- Greenwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Pine Knot
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Strunk
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Strunk is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strunk
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burfield, with the one closest to Burfield listed first.
- Vinnie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Vinnie is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinnie
- Alpine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Alpine is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Bronston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Burnside
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sloans Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sloans Valley is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloans Valley
- Tateville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tateville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tateville
- Faubush
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Faubush is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faubush
- Nancy
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Northfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Northfield is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
- Ferguson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ferguson is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 943 people
- Somerset
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Dykes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dykes is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burfield, with the one closest to Burfield listed first.
- Lula ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lula is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
- Stokes ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Stokes is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Long Bottom
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Long Bottom is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bottom
- Freedom
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Freedom is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Jamestown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Middletown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Middletown is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Salem
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Salem is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Esto
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Esto is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
- Russell Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fentress County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burfield, with the one closest to Burfield listed first.
- Pall Mall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gernt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Gernt is located in Fentress County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gernt
- Estimated population in 2014: 39,267 people
- Jamestown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Little Crab
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Little Crab is located in Fentress County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Crab
- Allardt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Armathwaite
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Armathwaite is located in Fentress County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armathwaite
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,634 people
- Cumberland Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cumberland Grove is located in Fentress County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 489 people
- Cooper
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cooper is located in Fentress County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,385 people
- Morgan County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burfield, with the one closest to Burfield listed first.
- Brewstertown ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Brewstertown is located in Morgan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewstertown
- Burrville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Burrville is located in Morgan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrville
- Overton County (TN)
- Taylors Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Taylors Crossroads is located in Overton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Crossroads
- Pickett County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burfield, with the one closest to Burfield listed first.
- Chanute
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chanute is located in Pickett County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanute
- Static
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Static is located in Pickett County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
- Cedar Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Pickett County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Byrdstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Scott County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burfield, with the one closest to Burfield listed first.
- Foster Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Foster Crossroads is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Crossroads
- Isham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Isham is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isham
- Oneida
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- State Line
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- State Line is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Verdun
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Verdun is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdun
- West Oneida
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Oneida is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oneida
- Winfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Helenwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- West Robbins
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- West Robbins is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Robbins
- Huntsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- New River
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- New River is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New River
- Robbins
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Burfield, see our County-by-County Page for Burfield.
Cemeteries Near Burfield ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Burfield.
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 Burfield - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Burfield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Burfield, with the one closest to Burfield listed first.
- Dee West Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mills Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Butler Foster Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Big Spring Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lewis Coffey Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- William Criswell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Andrew Jackson Roberts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Burnett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Criswell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Gregory Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Anderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gregory - Corder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (681 more) ...
- Dabney - Barrier Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hardin & Martha Coffey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hucaby - Eaton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Burfield in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Burfield.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Burfield, with the one closest to Burfield listed first.
- Parmleysville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Parmleysville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmleysville
- Coopersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Coopersville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopersville
- Sumpter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sumpter is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Mount Pisgah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Pisgah is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
- Shearer Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Shearer Valley is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shearer Valley
- Monticello
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gregory
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gregory is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Ritner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ritner is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritner
- Powersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Powersburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersburg
- Sunnybrook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnybrook is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook
- Steubenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Steubenville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steubenville
- Gapcreek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Gapcreek is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapcreek
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Eadsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Eadsville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eadsville
- Parnell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Parnell is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
- Alpha
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Alpha is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Burfield. See our List of 1890's Communities around Burfield.
Newspapers Published in Burfield ...
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 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around Burfield.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Burfield, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Burfield.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Burfield:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Wayne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Casey County
- Clinton County
- McCreary County
- Pulaski County
- Russell County
- Fentress County
- Morgan County
- Overton County
- Pickett County
- Scott County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
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> | 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 Burfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Burfield) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |