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:
38.3023, -84.5019
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 Scott County<2>.
The county seat for Scott County is located in Georgetown. Georgetown lies just to the south southwest of the Burgess Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Burgess Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Burgess Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Duncan - Williamson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Duncan - Williamson Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan - Williamson Cemetery
- The Duncan - Williamson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Williamson Cemetery
- Vance Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Vance Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance Cemetery
- Hinton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hinton Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton Cemetery
- Cherry Run Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- K of P Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The K of P Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for K of P Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- Gillespie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Gillespie Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillespie Cemetery
- Robey Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Robey Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robey Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Hensley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Hensley Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensley Cemetery
- Barnett Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Barnett Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett Cemetery
- Masonic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Masonic Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
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- Minorsville Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Minorsville Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorsville Cemetery
- Lindsay Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Lindsay Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsay Cemetery
- Crest Lawn Gardens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Crest Lawn Gardens is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest Lawn Gardens
- Walnut Lea Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Walnut Lea Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Walnut Lea Cemetery is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Lea Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2327299 <5>
- Riddle Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Riddle Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle Cemetery
- Bond Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Bond Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bond Cemetery
- Cherry Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Cherry Grove Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove Cemetery
- Rocky Spring Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Rocky Spring Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Spring Cemetery
- Beard Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Beard Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard Cemetery
- Raven Creek Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Raven Creek Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Creek 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 Burgess Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Burgess Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Boydtown
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Boydtown is located in Scott County
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- Muddy Ford
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Muddy Ford is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Ford
- Rogers Gap
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rogers Gap is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Gap
- Turkey Foot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Turkey Foot is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Foot
- Cranetown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cranetown is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranetown
- Oxford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Oxford is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Moon Lake Estates
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Moon Lake Estates is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Lake Estates
- Mallard Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mallard Point is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Point
- Stone Hedge Estates
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Stone Hedge Estates is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Hedge Estates
- Newtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Newtown is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Davis
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Davis is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Double Culvert
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Double Culvert is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Culvert
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Shiff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shiff is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiff
- Sadieville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sadieville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sadieville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Biddle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Biddle is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddle
- Indian Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Hills is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Georgetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clabber Bottom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Clabber Bottom is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clabber Bottom
- Porter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Porter is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Skinnersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Skinnersburg is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinnersburg
- Duval
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Duval is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duval
- Great Crossing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Great Crossing is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Crossing
- New Zion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- New Zion is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Zion
- Longlick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Longlick is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longlick
- Herdon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Herdon is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herdon
- Stonewall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Stonewall is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Loradale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Loradale is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loradale
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. The following communities are located in Scott County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Burgess Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Scott 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 #488417 (Burgess Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #488417 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: Scott
- Est. Elev: 274 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Delaplain
- Location given for Burgess Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.302296 Lon: -84.5018856
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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 Scott, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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. |
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