A visit to the Burns 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 Burns Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Burns Cemetery:
37.8790, -85.1819
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Burns Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Burns Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Springfield. Springfield lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the south of the Burns Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Burns Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Burns Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Price Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Highview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- New Liberty Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pile Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Pile Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pile Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Prather Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Prather Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prather Cemetery
- Dorsey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Dorsey Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- Settle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Settle Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settle Cemetery
- Glens Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Glens Creek Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glens Creek Cemetery
- Sea Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Sea Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Stine Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Stine Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stine Cemetery
- Pennys Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Pennys Chapel Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennys Chapel Cemetery
- Leathers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Leathers Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leathers Cemetery
- Ingram Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Ingram Cemetery is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Tucker Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Tucker Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Masters Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Masters Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masters Cemetery
- Royalty Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Royalty Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalty Cemetery
- Darnell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Darnell Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darnell Cemetery
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 Burns Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Burns Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Brush Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Brush Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Grove
- Pulliam
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pulliam is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulliam
- Chaplin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tatham Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tatham Springs is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatham Springs
- Sparrow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sparrow is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparrow
- Willisburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sharpsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sharpsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsville
- Van Buren
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Van Buren is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
- Mooresville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mooresville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville
- Litsey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Litsey is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litsey
- Seaville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Seaville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaville
- Bloomfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Ashbrook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ashbrook is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashbrook
- Booker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Booker is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker
- Tablow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Tablow is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tablow
- Sinai
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sinai is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinai
- Wakefield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wakefield is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Woodlawn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlawn is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Thompsonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Thompsonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Duncan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Duncan is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Glensboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Glensboro is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glensboro
- Fredericktown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fredericktown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericktown
- Mackville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mackville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Cornishville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cornishville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornishville
- Fairfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fairfield is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 113 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 Burns Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Burns Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Burns Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 Burns Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #488451 (Burns Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #488451 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 238 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Chaplin
- Location given for Burns Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.8789545 Lon: -85.1819007
- 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 Washington, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Burns 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. |