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 Burnside (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 Burnside. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Burnside is located in Pulaski 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 Pulaski County: Casey, Laurel, Lincoln, McCreary, Rockcastle, Russell & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Burnside. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Burnside:
- Pulaski County (The home county of Burnside)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burnside, with the one closest to Burnside listed first.
- Tateville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Tateville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tateville
- Bronston
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sloans Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sloans Valley is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloans Valley
- Northfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Northfield is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
- Ferguson
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ferguson is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 943 people
- Alpine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alpine is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Somerset
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Nancy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dykes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dykes is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes
- Grundy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grundy is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grundy
- Piney Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Piney Grove is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Mount Victory
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Victory is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Victory
- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burnside, with the one closest to Burnside listed first.
- Sano
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sano is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sano
- Pellyton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pellyton is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellyton
- Casey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burnside, with the one closest to Burnside listed first.
- Mintonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mintonville is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mintonville
- Ware
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ware is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Bethelridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bethelridge is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethelridge
- Windsor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Argyle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Argyle is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Evona
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Evona is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evona
- Honey Acre
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Honey Acre is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Acre
- Teddy
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Teddy is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teddy
- Gilpin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gilpin is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilpin
- Labascus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Labascus is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Labascus
- Phil
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Phil is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phil
- Cantown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cantown is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantown
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burnside, with the one closest to Burnside listed first.
- Alpha
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Alpha is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Cumberland City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland City is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland City
- Knox County
- North Corbin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- North Corbin is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Corbin
- Laurel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burnside, with the one closest to Burnside listed first.
- Keavy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Keavy is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keavy
- Bernstadt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bernstadt is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernstadt
- Dorthae
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Dorthae is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorthae
- Hopewell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hopewell is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Lily
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lily is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
- Sublimity City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sublimity City is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublimity City
- Pittsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pittsburg is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- London
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- East Bernstadt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burnside, with the one closest to Burnside listed first.
- Waynesburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Waynesburg is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesburg
- Broughtentown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Broughtentown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughtentown
- Dog Walk
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Dog Walk is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Walk
- Kings Mountain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Kings Mountain is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mountain
- Highland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Highland is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- New Salem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- New Salem is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Ottenheim
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ottenheim is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottenheim
- South Fork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- South Fork is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork
- Turkeytown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Turkeytown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown
- McCreary County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burnside, with the one closest to Burnside listed first.
- Greenwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Wiborg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wiborg is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiborg
- Marshes Siding
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Marshes Siding is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshes Siding
- Whitley City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Smith Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Smith Town is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
- Stearns
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Revelo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Revelo is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revelo
- Pine Knot
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Strunk
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Strunk is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strunk
- Rockcastle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burnside, with the one closest to Burnside listed first.
- Hansford
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hansford is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansford
- Ottawa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ottawa is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Mount Vernon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brodhead
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Livingston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burnside, with the one closest to Burnside listed first.
- Salem
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Salem is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Stokes ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Stokes is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Jamestown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lula ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lula is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
- Middletown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Middletown is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Russell Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Esto
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Esto is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
- Freedom
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Freedom is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Long Bottom
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Long Bottom is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bottom
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burnside, with the one closest to Burnside listed first.
- Frazer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Frazer is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazer
- Mill Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mill Springs is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Springs
- Ritner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ritner is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritner
- Rankin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rankin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
- Monticello
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Parnell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Parnell is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
- Sumpter
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sumpter is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Parmleysville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Parmleysville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmleysville
- Murl
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Murl is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murl
- Shearer Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Shearer Valley is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shearer Valley
- Mount Pisgah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pisgah is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
- Slickford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Slickford is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickford
- Whitley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burnside, with the one closest to Burnside listed first.
- Liberty
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Corbin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Rockholds
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Rockholds is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockholds
- Woodbine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Woodbine is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
- Williamsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Scott County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burnside, with the one closest to Burnside listed first.
- Foster Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Foster Crossroads is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Crossroads
- Isham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Isham is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isham
- State Line
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- State Line is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Winfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Burnside, see our County-by-County Page for Burnside.
Cemeteries Near Burnside ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Burnside.
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 Burnside - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Burnside covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Burnside, with the one closest to Burnside listed first.
- Hallars Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Quinton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Owens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Stiggall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Grave Hill United Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- John Simpson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Massey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pisgah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Loveall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mayfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cave Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (596 more) ...
- Neelys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Haynes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Love Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Burnside had a population of 500 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Burnside had a population of 791 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Burnside, with the one closest to Burnside listed first.
- Tateville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Tateville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tateville
- Bronston
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cedar Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Sloans Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sloans Valley is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloans Valley
- Elihu
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Elihu is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elihu
- Kidder
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kidder is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidder
- Frazer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Frazer is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazer
- Somerset
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Trimble
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Trimble is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Nancy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mill Springs is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Springs
- Dykes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dykes is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Grundy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grundy is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grundy
- Oil Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oil Center is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Center
- Norwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Norwood is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Burnside. See our List of 1890's Communities around Burnside.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Burnside ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Burnside.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Burnside. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Burnside and those printed in the larger area surrounding Burnside.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> of Burnside.
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 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 Burnside:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Pulaski County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Casey County
- Clinton County
- Knox County
- Laurel County
- Lincoln County
- McCreary County
- Rockcastle County
- Russell County
- Wayne County
- Whitley 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> | 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> | 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- Burnside) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Burnside, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |