A visit to the Burton 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 Burton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Burton Cemetery:
38.3109, -82.8884
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Burton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Burton Cemetery is located in Carter County<2>.
The county seat for Carter County is located in Grayson. Grayson lies just to the west northwest of the Burton Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Burton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Burton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Carter County Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Keffer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Keffer Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keffer Cemetery
- Blankenship Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Blankenship Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blankenship Cemetery
- Damron Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Damron Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damron Cemetery
- Boggs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Boggs Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggs Cemetery
- Burton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Burton Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Meadows Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Meadows Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows Cemetery
- Bolding Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Bolding Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolding Cemetery
- Wilson Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Wilson Creek Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Creek Cemetery
- Goebel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Goebel Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goebel Cemetery
- Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Memorial Park is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
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- Ratcliff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Vincent Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Vincent Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent Cemetery
- Webb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
- Cooksey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cooksey Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksey Cemetery
- Lucas Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lucas Family Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Family Cemetery
- O'Neal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The O'Neal Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal Cemetery
- Caraway Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Caraway Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caraway Cemetery
- Edison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Edison Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison Cemetery
- Womack Graveyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Womack Graveyard is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack Graveyard
- Rice Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- Glancy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Glancy Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glancy Cemetery
- Sally Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Sally Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sally Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Burton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Burton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hitchins
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hitchins is located in Carter County
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- Mount Savage
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mount Savage is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Savage
- Denton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Denton is located in Carter County
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- Grayson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pactolus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pactolus is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactolus
- Leon
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Leon is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Willard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Willard is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Jeriel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jeriel is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeriel
- Rush
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hopewell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hopewell is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Hunnewell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hunnewell is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunnewell
- Beetle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Beetle is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beetle
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Glenwood ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Glenwood is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Webbville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Webbville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webbville
- Lizzie ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lizzie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizzie
- Princess
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Princess is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princess
- Grahn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Grahn is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahn
- Brammer Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Brammer Gap is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brammer Gap
- Tuscola ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tuscola is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
- Boltsfork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Boltsfork is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boltsfork
- Bolton ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bolton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Mavity
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mavity is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavity
- Bruin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bruin is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruin
- Hicksville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hicksville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
- Estep ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Estep is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep
- Cannonsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cannonsburg is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonsburg
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 Burton Cemetery. The following communities are located in Carter County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Burton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Burton Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Carter 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 Burton Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2337838 (Burton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2337838 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: Carter
- Est. Elev: 221 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Grayson
- Location given for Burton Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.3109333 Lon: -82.8883778
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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 Carter, 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- Burton 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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