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:
37.7170, -83.2418
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 Magoffin County<2>.
The county seat for Magoffin County is located in Salyersville. Salyersville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Burton Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Burton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Burton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Elam Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Elam Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elam Cemetery
- Keeton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Keeton Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeton Cemetery
- William Big Bill Patriotic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jim Blanton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Jim Blanton Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Blanton Cemetery
- Alex & Mary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Alex & Mary Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alex & Mary Cemetery
- Walters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Walters Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Conley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Conley Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conley Cemetery
- Taulbee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Taulbee Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taulbee Cemetery
- Gil Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Gil Williams Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gil Williams Cemetery
- John Back Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The John Back Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Back Cemetery
- Holbrook's Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Holbrook's Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook's Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Back Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Back Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Back Cemetery
- Puncheon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Puncheon Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puncheon Cemetery
- The Puncheon Cemetery has also been known as:
- Stephen B. Howard Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2351437 <5>
- Dun Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Dun Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dun Cemetery
- Wile Reed Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Wile Reed Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wile Reed Cemetery
- Cockran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Cockran Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockran Cemetery
- Walters Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Walters Cemetery is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters Cemetery
- Holbrook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Holbrook Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook Cemetery
- Hanson Rowe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hanson Rowe Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanson Rowe Cemetery
- Dyer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Dyer Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer Cemetery
- Gabriel Jack Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Gabriel Jack Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabriel Jack Cemetery
- Patrick & Lovely Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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:
- Netty
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Netty is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netty
- Belknap
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Belknap is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap
- Ova
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ova is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ova
- Bays
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bays is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bays
- Rock Lick
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Lick is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Lick
- Cannel City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cannel City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannel City
- Lee City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lee City is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee City
- Hendricks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hendricks is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricks
- Helechawa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Helechawa is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helechawa
- Taulbee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Taulbee is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taulbee
- Elsie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elsie is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsie
- Edna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Edna is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Rousseau
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rousseau is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rousseau
- Lexie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lexie is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
- Lakeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lakeville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Salyersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Maggard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Maggard is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maggard
- Malone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Malone is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone
- Vancleve
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vancleve is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancleve
- Sublett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sublett is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublett
- Grassy Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grassy Creek is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
- Cisco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cisco is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
- Hazel Green
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hazel Green is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
- Royalton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Royalton is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- Logville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Logville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logville
- Mize
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mize is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
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 Magoffin 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 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 Burton Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Magoffin 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 #488474 (Burton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #488474 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: Magoffin
- Est. Elev: 274 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Seitz
- Location given for Burton Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.7170351 Lon: -83.2418432
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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 Magoffin, 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- 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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