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 Burkesville (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 Burkesville. 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.
Name Variations for Burkesville ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Burkesville was originally named Cumberland Crossing
Another variation: Burksville.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Burkesville. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Burkesville.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
A Few Details for Burkesville ...
While it's still very early in our research, we found that:
- It was incorporated in 1846.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Burkesville is located in Cumberland County and is the County Seat.
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 Cumberland County: Adair, Clinton, Metcalfe, Monroe, Russell & Clay (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Burkesville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Burkesville:
- Cumberland County (The home county of Burkesville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burkesville, with the one closest to Burkesville listed first.
- Dougan Town
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Dougan Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dougan Town
- Grider
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Grider is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grider
- Bakerton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bakerton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerton
- Leslie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Leslie is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Waterview
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Waterview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterview
- Cloyds Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cloyds Landing is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyds Landing
- Marrowbone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Marrowbone is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Dubre
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dubre is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubre
- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burkesville, with the one closest to Burkesville listed first.
- Breeding
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Breeding is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeding
- Chance
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Chance is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chance
- Inroad
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Inroad is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inroad
- Cundiff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cundiff is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cundiff
- Toria
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Toria is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toria
- Fairplay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Fairplay is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
- Sparksville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sparksville is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparksville
- Crocus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Crocus is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocus
- Glens Fork
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Glens Fork is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glens Fork
- Nell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nell is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nell
- Flatwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Flatwood is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwood
- Gadberry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Gadberry is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadberry
- Weed
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Weed is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weed
- Barren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burkesville, with the one closest to Burkesville listed first.
- Nobob
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Nobob is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobob
- Eighty Eight
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Eighty Eight is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eighty Eight
- Kino
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kino is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kino
- Slick Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Slick Rock is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Rock
- Etoile
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Etoile is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etoile
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burkesville, with the one closest to Burkesville listed first.
- Ida
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ida is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
- Browns Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Browns Crossroads is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Crossroads
- Albany
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cumberland City is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland City
- Savage
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Savage is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
- Alpha
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Alpha is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Static
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Static is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
- Green County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burkesville, with the one closest to Burkesville listed first.
- Exie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Exie is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
- Liletown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Liletown is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liletown
- Metcalfe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burkesville, with the one closest to Burkesville listed first.
- Beaumont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Beaumont is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Cedar Flat
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Flat is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flat
- Edmonton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Summer Shade
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Randolph
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Randolph is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Knob Lick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Knob Lick is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Lick
- Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Center is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burkesville, with the one closest to Burkesville listed first.
- Meshack
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Meshack is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meshack
- Martinsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Martinsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Hestand
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hestand is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hestand
- Forkton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Forkton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkton
- Tompkinsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Boles
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Boles is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Mud Lick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Mud Lick is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Lick
- Gamaliel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Hermon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mount Hermon is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burkesville, with the one closest to Burkesville listed first.
- Long Bottom
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Long Bottom is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bottom
- Freedom
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Freedom is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Lula ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lula is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
- Esto
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Esto is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
- Jamestown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stokes ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stokes is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Middletown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Middletown is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Russell Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Salem
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Salem is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burkesville, with the one closest to Burkesville listed first.
- Murl
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Murl is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murl
- Parnell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Parnell is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
- Shearer Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Shearer Valley is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shearer Valley
- Slickford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Slickford is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickford
- Sumpter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sumpter is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Monticello
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Rankin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Rankin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
- Clay County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burkesville, with the one closest to Burkesville listed first.
- Thompsons Store
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Thompsons Store is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsons Store
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,180 people
- Cave Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cave Springs is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- Free Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Free Hill is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Hill
- Celina
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Moss
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Moss is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Boles
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Boles is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Butlers Landing ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Butlers Landing is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Landing
- Clementsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Clementsville is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clementsville
- Hermitage Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hermitage Springs is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Springs
- Jenkins Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jenkins Village is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Village
- Fentress County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burkesville, with the one closest to Burkesville listed first.
- Pall Mall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Little Crab
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Little Crab is located in Fentress County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Crab
- Cooper
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cooper is located in Fentress County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,385 people
- Jackson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burkesville, with the one closest to Burkesville listed first.
- Burristown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Burristown is located in Jackson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burristown
- Whitleyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whitleyville is located in Jackson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitleyville
- Macon County (TN)
- Walnut Shade
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Shade is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shade
- Overton County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burkesville, with the one closest to Burkesville listed first.
- Oakley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Oakley is located in Overton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Taylors Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Taylors Crossroads is located in Overton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Crossroads
- Free Communion
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Free Communion is located in Overton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Communion
- Grey ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Grey is located in Overton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey
- Garretts Mill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Garretts Mill is located in Overton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Mill
- Livingston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Oak Dale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Oak Dale is located in Overton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Dale
- Estimated population in 2014: 222 people
- Pickett County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burkesville, with the one closest to Burkesville listed first.
- Byrdstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Static
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Static is located in Pickett County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
- Chanute
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chanute is located in Pickett County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanute
- Cedar Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Pickett County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Burkesville, see our County-by-County Page for Burkesville.
Cemeteries Near Burkesville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Burkesville.
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 Burkesville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Burkesville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Burkesville, with the one closest to Burkesville listed first.
- Burkesville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Burkesville Black Baptist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Newby Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ellington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Flower Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hardy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Philpot Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Traylor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Vincent Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Branham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lewis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Boyles Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (565 more) ...
- Thurman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Franklin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mud Camp Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Burkesville had a population of 525 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Burkesville had a population of 1,437 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Burkesville, with the one closest to Burkesville listed first.
- Leslie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Leslie is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Waterview
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Waterview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterview
- Kettle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kettle is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle
- Green Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Green Grove is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Cloyds Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cloyds Landing is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyds Landing
- Hegira
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hegira is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hegira
- Amandaville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Amandaville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amandaville
- Marrowbone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Marrowbone is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Meshack
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Meshack is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meshack
- Peytonsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Peytonsburg is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonsburg
- Martinsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Martinsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Browns Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Browns Crossroads is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Crossroads
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Ida
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ida is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
- Creelsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Creelsboro is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creelsboro
- Breeding
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Breeding is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeding
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Burkesville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Burkesville.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Burkesville ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Burkesville.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Burkesville. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Burkesville and those printed in the larger area surrounding Burkesville.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4> of Burkesville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Burkesville:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Cumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Barren County
- Clinton County
- Green County
- Metcalfe County
- Monroe County
- Russell County
- Wayne County
- Clay County
- Fentress County
- Jackson County
- Macon County
- Overton County
- Pickett 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Burkesville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Burkesville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |