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A visit to the Burgess Cemetery ...


The location of the Burgess Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Burgess Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Burgess Cemetery

Lat:   36.7506°   (36° 45' 2")

Lon:   -88.8309°   (-88° 49' 51")

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 .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Burgess Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 24 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fancy Farm have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Farm
      • Fancy Farm is located in Graves County
    • Milburn
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburn
      • Milburn is located in Carlisle County
    • Kirbyton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbyton
      • Kirbyton is located in Carlisle County
    • Fulgham
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulgham
      • Fulgham is located in Hickman County
    • Pryorsburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryorsburg
      • Pryorsburg is located in Graves County
    • Spring Hill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
      • Spring Hill is located in Hickman County
    • Wingo
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wingo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingo
      • Wingo is located in Graves County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wingo <4>
    • Pottsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
      • Pottsville is located in Graves County
    • Lowes
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowes
      • Lowes is located in Graves County
    • Clinton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
      • Clinton is located in Hickman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,244 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <4>
    • Mayfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Arlington
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
      • Arlington is located in Carlisle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
    • Continue List   (12 more) ...
      • Cunningham
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cunningham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham
        • Cunningham is located in Carlisle County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cunningham <4>
      • Hickory
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
        • Hickory is located in Graves County
      • West Viola
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Viola
        • West Viola is located in Graves County
      • 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)
      • Boaz
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Melber
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melber
        • Melber is located in Graves County
      • Moscow
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moscow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
        • Moscow is located in Hickman County
      • Blandville
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blandville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandville
        • Blandville is located in Ballard County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
      • Lovelaceville
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lovelaceville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelaceville
        • Lovelaceville is located in Ballard County
      • Columbus
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
        • Columbus is located in Hickman County
        • 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.

    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.<5>

    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
      • The Unity Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Unity MB Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Unity Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Dodson Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dodson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dodson Cemetery is located in Carlisle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dodson Cemetery
    • Emmaus Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emmaus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Emmaus Cemetery is located in Carlisle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emmaus Cemetery
    • Hays Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hays Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hays Cemetery is located in Hickman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hays Cemetery
    • Price Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Price Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Price Cemetery is located in Graves County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Price Cemetery
    • Wright Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wright Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wright Cemetery is located in Graves County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wright Cemetery
    • Wrights Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wrights Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wrights Cemetery is located in Graves County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wrights Cemetery
    • Kirbyton Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kirbyton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kirbyton Cemetery is located in Carlisle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kirbyton Cemetery
    • Holifield Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Calvary Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • St. Charles Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • McWhort Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McWhort Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The McWhort Cemetery is located in Hickman County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McWhort Cemetery
      • Vivrett Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vivrett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Vivrett Cemetery is located in Hickman County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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 the Gray Cemetery
      • Little Obion Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Chaney Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • The Chaney Cemetery is located in Graves County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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 the 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)

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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: GNIS record #488414 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Fancy Farm
      • County: Hickman         Elev: 144
      • Location given for GNIS #488414 (Burgess Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

    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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Burgess Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7506, Longitude: -88.8309       In this case, the coordinates for the Burgess Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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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