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:
36.7506, -88.8309
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 Hickman County<2>.
The county seat for Hickman County is located in Clinton. Clinton lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west southwest 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 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Burgess Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Burgess Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Buelah Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Unity Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Unity Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Unity Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Unity MB Cemetery
- Dodson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Dodson Cemetery is located in Carlisle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Cemetery
- Emmaus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Emmaus Cemetery is located in Carlisle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaus Cemetery
- Hays Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hays Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Wrights Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Wrights Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights Cemetery
- Kirbyton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Kirbyton Cemetery is located in Carlisle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbyton Cemetery
- Holifield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Holifield Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holifield Cemetery
- Calvary Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Charles Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The St. Charles Cemetery is located in Carlisle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Charles Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- McWhort Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The McWhort Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWhort Cemetery
- Vivrett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Vivrett Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vivrett Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Little Obion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Little Obion Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Obion Cemetery
- Chaney Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Chaney Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaney Cemetery
- Saxon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Saxon Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxon Cemetery
- Pryorsburg Church of Christ Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- St. James AME Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The St. James AME Church Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James AME Church Cemetery
- The St. James AME Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Bethel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2587425 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Fancy Farm
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fancy Farm is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Farm
- Milburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Milburn is located in Carlisle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburn
- Kirbyton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kirbyton is located in Carlisle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbyton
- Fulgham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fulgham is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulgham
- Pryorsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pryorsburg is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryorsburg
- Spring Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Spring Hill is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Wingo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pottsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pottsville is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
- Lowes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lowes is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowes
- Clinton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mayfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Arlington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Arlington is located in Carlisle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Cunningham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hickory
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- West Viola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Viola is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Viola
- Water Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bardwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sedalia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Westplains
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Westplains is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westplains
- Boaz
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Melber
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Melber is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melber
- Moscow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Moscow is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Blandville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Blandville is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Lovelaceville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lovelaceville is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelaceville
- Columbus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Columbus is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
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 Hickman County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Burgess Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bardwell
- Clinton
- Mayfield
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 Hickman 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 #488414 (Burgess Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #488414 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: Hickman
- Est. Elev: 144 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fancy Farm
- Location given for Burgess Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.750613 Lon: -88.8308896
- 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 Hickman, 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. |