A visit to the Burch Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
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 Burch Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Burch Cemetery:
36.8015, -83.8394
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Burch Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Burch Cemetery is located in Knox County<2>.
The county seat for Knox County is located in Barbourville. Barbourville lies just to the north northwest of the Burch Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Burch Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 37 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Burch Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Burch Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lay Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Lay Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lay Cemetery
- Sowders Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Sowders Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowders Cemetery
- Rice Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Tinsley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Tinsley Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinsley Cemetery
- Wollum Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Wollum Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wollum Cemetery
- Long Tom Mills Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Long Tom Mills Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Tom Mills Cemetery
- The Long Tom Mills Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ben Mills Cemetery
- Mills Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Mills Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Cemetery
- Johes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Johes Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johes Cemetery
- Miles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Miles Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Cemetery
- West Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The West Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
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- Hampton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hampton Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Cemetery
- Mays Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mays Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Cemetery
- Detherage Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Detherage Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detherage Cemetery
- Amis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Amis Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amis Cemetery
- Farley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Farley Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Farley Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Flat Lick.
- The Farley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Himyar Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #73910 <5>
- Swanson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Swanson Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanson Cemetery
- Walton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Walton Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton Cemetery
- Barbourville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glasscock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Glasscock Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasscock Cemetery
- Faulkner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Faulkner Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulkner Cemetery
- Killian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Killian Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian Cemetery
- Ketchen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Ketchen Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchen Cemetery
- Old Carroll Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Carroll Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Carroll Cemetery
- Carroll Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Carroll Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll Cemetery
- Goodin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Goodin Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodin Cemetery
- Mills Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Goodin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Goodin Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodin Cemetery
- Renfro Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Renfro Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renfro Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Sandy Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gray Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Hammond Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hammond Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Turkey Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Morris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Burch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Burch Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Trosper
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Trosper is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trosper
- Artemus
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Artemus is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artemus
- Warren
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Warren is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Bryants Store
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bryants Store is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryants Store
- Flat Lick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Lick is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Lick
- Wheeler
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wheeler is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Ingram
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ingram is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
- Heidrick
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Heidrick is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidrick
- Fourmile
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fourmile is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile
- Barbourville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bimble
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dewitt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dewitt is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewitt
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hinkle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hinkle is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkle
- Cannon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cannon is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Pineville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dorton Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dorton Branch is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorton Branch
- Walker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Walker is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Siler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Siler is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siler
- Girdler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Girdler is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdler
- Wasioto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wasioto is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasioto
- Straight Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Straight Creek is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Creek
- Louden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Louden is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louden
- Arjay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Arjay is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arjay
- Jenson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jenson is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenson
- Sims Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sims Fork is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Fork
- Rella
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rella is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rella
- Scalf
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Scalf is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalf
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 Burch Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Knox County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Burch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Burch Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Knox 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 Burch Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #488402 (Burch Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #488402 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Knox
- Est. Elev: 331 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Artemus
- Location given for Burch Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.8014752 Lon: -83.8393671
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Knox, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Burch 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> | 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. |
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