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A visit to the Burns Cemetery ...


The location of the Burns Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- 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 Burns Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   38.2760°   (38° 16' 33")

Lon:   -82.7039°   (-82° 42' 14")

The Burns Cemetery is located in Boyd County<2>.

The county seat for Boyd County is located in Catlettsburg. Catlettsburg lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Burns 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 helpful 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 Burns Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Kentucky:
  • Pages specific to Boyd 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 Burns 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 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Burns Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Burns Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Bolton ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bolton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
      • Bolton is located in Lawrence County
    • Boltsfork
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boltsfork have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boltsfork
      • Boltsfork is located in Boyd County
    • Estep ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Estep. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep
      • Estep is located in Lawrence County
    • Big Sandy
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Sandy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
      • Big Sandy is located in Boyd County
    • Lizzie ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lizzie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizzie
      • Lizzie is located in Lawrence County
    • Glenwood ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
      • Glenwood is located in Lawrence County
    • Goldie ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Goldie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldie
      • Goldie is located in Lawrence County
    • Buchanan
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
      • Buchanan is located in Lawrence County
    • Durbin
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durbin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
      • Durbin is located in Boyd County
    • Mavity
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mavity have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavity
      • Mavity is located in Boyd County
    • Rush
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Vessie ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vessie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vessie
      • Vessie is located in Lawrence County
    • Continue List   (15 more) ...
      • Keturah ‑ Historic
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keturah. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keturah
        • Keturah is located in Lawrence County
      • Tuscola ‑ Historic
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tuscola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
        • Tuscola is located in Lawrence County
      • Cadmus ‑ Historic
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cadmus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadmus
        • Cadmus is located in Lawrence County
      • Fallsburg
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallsburg
        • Fallsburg is located in Lawrence County
      • Stringtown
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
        • Stringtown is located in Lawrence County
      • Zelda ‑ Historic
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zelda have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zelda
        • Zelda is located in Lawrence County
      • Lockwood
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lockwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
        • Lockwood is located in Boyd County
      • Jeriel
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeriel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeriel
        • Jeriel is located in Carter County
      • Olioville
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Olioville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olioville
        • Olioville is located in Lawrence County
      • Dennis ‑ Historic
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dennis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
        • Dennis is located in Lawrence County
      • Princess
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princess
        • Princess is located in Boyd County
      • Yatesville
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
        • Yatesville is located in Lawrence County
      • Potters
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potters have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters
        • Potters is located in Lawrence County
      • Catalpa ‑ Historic
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Catalpa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catalpa
        • Catalpa is located in Lawrence County
      • Denton
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
        • Denton is located in Carter County

    For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Burns Cemetery.<6>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Burns Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Hogan Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hogan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hogan Cemetery is located in Boyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hogan Cemetery
    • Davis Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Davis Cemetery is located in Boyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
    • Hamilton Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Bolts Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • The Bolts Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
      • The Bolts Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Bolt Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bolts Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #73118 <7>
    • Davis Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Davis Cemetery is located in Boyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
    • Lambert Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lambert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lambert Cemetery is located in Boyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lambert Cemetery
    • Stewart Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stewart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stewart Cemetery is located in Boyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stewart Cemetery
    • Prichard Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prichard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Prichard Cemetery is located in Boyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prichard Cemetery
    • Buckley Family Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • The Buckley Family Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
      • The Buckley Family Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Blevins Farm Cemetery
      • Robert E. McGlothlin Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buckley Family Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2540383 <7>
    • Buckeye Lane Cemetery (?)
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • McIntier Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the McIntier Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • The McIntier Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McIntier Cemetery
    • Fannin Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fannin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fannin Cemetery is located in Boyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fannin Cemetery
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • Couns Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Couns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Couns Cemetery is located in Boyd County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Couns Cemetery
      • Hamilton Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Sexton Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sexton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Sexton Cemetery is located in Boyd County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sexton Cemetery
      • Hazlet Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hazlet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hazlet Cemetery is located in Boyd County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hazlet Cemetery
      • Clybur Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Ross Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • The Ross Cemetery is located in Boyd County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ross Cemetery
      • Hazlett Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hazlett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hazlett Cemetery is located in Boyd County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hazlett Cemetery
      • McGlowthen Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McGlowthen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The McGlowthen Cemetery is located in Boyd County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McGlowthen Cemetery
      • John Eastham Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • The John Eastham Cemetery is located in Boyd County
        • The John Eastham Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Rucker - Eastham Family Cemetery
        • Trace Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the John Eastham Cemetery
      • Leslie Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Ogle Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • The Ogle Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
        • The Ogle Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Brushy Fork Road Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ogle Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1977163 <7>
      • Blacks Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Lester Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Lester Cemetery is located in Boyd County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lester Cemetery
      • Bowling Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowling Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bowling Cemetery is located in Boyd County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowling Cemetery

    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 Burns Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2089004  (Burns Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #2089004 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: Boltsfork
      • County: Boyd         Elev: 207
      • Location given for GNIS #2089004 (Burns 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 Boyd, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Burns Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2760, Longitude: -82.7039       In this case, the coordinates for the Burns Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
    <5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <6>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.
    <7>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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