A visit to the Burgess 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 Burgess Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Burgess Cemetery:
36.9125, -87.6636
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Burgess Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Burgess Cemetery is located in Christian County<2>.
The county seat for Christian County is located in Hopkinsville. Hopkinsville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Burgess Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Burgess Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Burgess Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Burgess Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cox Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Roach Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Roach Cemetery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roach Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Cerulean Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cerulean Cemetery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerulean Cemetery
- The Cerulean Cemetery has also been known as:
- Turner Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1991593 <5>
- Ladd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Ladd Cemetery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladd Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Bacon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bacon Cemetery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon Cemetery
- Wood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wood Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Cemetery
- Cornelius Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cornelius Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelius Cemetery
- Edwards Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Wright Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Kelly Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Kelly Cemetery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Green Hill Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Harmony Grove Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Childress Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Childress Cemetery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress Cemetery
- Wall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Wall Cemetery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Cemetery
- Trigg Memory Acres
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hamby Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Hamby Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamby Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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 Burgess Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Burgess Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gracey
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Gracey is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gracey
- Cerulean
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bainbridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bainbridge is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Caledonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Caledonia is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Wallonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wallonia is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallonia
- Newstead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Newstead is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newstead
- Cobb
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cobb is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
- Church Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Church Hill is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Cadiz
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hopkinsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hopson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hopson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
- Herndon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Herndon is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Crofton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Claxton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Claxton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- McGowan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- McGowan is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGowan
- Bennettstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bennettstown is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettstown
- Empire
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Empire is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Lamasco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lamasco is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamasco
- Trigg Furnace
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Trigg Furnace is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg Furnace
- LaFayette
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Howel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Howel is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howel
- Lewistown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lewistown is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
- Fearsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Fearsville is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearsville
- Dawson Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Canton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Canton is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Garrettsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Garrettsburg is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrettsburg
- Princeton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
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 Burgess Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Christian County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Burgess Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cadiz
- Cadiz lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Burgess Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cadiz.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
- Crofton
- Dawson Springs
- Hopkinsville
- LaFayette
- Princeton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Burgess Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Christian 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 Burgess Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #488416 (Burgess Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #488416 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: Christian
- Est. Elev: 172 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gracey
- Location given for Burgess Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.9125471 Lon: -87.6636217
- 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 Christian, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Burgess 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |