A visit to the Burke 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 Burke Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Burke Cemetery:
37.7259, -82.9279
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Burke Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Burke Cemetery is located in Johnson County<2>.
The county seat for Johnson County is located in Paintsville. Paintsville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northeast of the Burke Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Burke Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Burke Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Trimble Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Collins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- Patrick Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Patrick Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick Cemetery
- Frank Prater Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Frank Prater Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frank Prater Cemetery
- Hackworth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hackworth Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackworth Cemetery
- Grace Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Grace Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bailey Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southeast of Salyersville.
- Sherman Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Sherman Brown Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman Brown Cemetery
- Isom Patrick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hackworth & Spradling Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Levi Allen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Levi Allen Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levi Allen Cemetery
- Cole Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Cole Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Chestnut Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Chestnut Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Cemetery
- Cole Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Cole Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole Cemetery
- Riley Caldwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Adams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Burke Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Burke Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke Cemetery
- Dotson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Dotson Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotson Cemetery
- Fletcher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Fletcher Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher Cemetery
- Salyers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Salyers Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salyers Cemetery
- Holbrook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Holbrook Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Burke Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Burke Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ivyton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ivyton is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivyton
- Asa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Asa is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asa
- Marshallville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marshallville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallville
- Gypsy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gypsy is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsy
- Painters Lick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Painters Lick is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painters Lick
- Denver
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Denver is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Falcon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Falcon is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Oil Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Oil Springs is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Springs
- Sublett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sublett is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublett
- Royalton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Royalton is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- Gapville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gapville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapville
- Collista
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Collista is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collista
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- East Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Barnetts Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Barnetts Creek is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnetts Creek
- Salyersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lakeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lakeville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- David
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- David is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David
- Blue River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Blue River is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
- Hagerhill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hagerhill is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerhill
- Staffordsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wheelersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wheelersburg is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelersburg
- Goodloe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Goodloe is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodloe
- Prestonsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Auxier
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Auxier is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auxier
- Nero
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Nero is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nero
- Van Lear
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- West Van Lear
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Van Lear is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Van Lear
- Paintsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Fork is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Fork
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 Burke Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Johnson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Burke Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Paintsville
- Prestonsburg
- Salyersville
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 professional and volunteer 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 Burke Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Johnson 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 Burke Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #488431 (Burke Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #488431 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: Johnson
- Est. Elev: 258 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ivyton
- Location given for Burke Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.7259275 Lon: -82.9279431
- 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 Johnson, 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- Burke 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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