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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:

31.2168, -92.7804

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 Rapides Parish<2>.

The parish seat for Rapides Parish is located in Alexandria. Alexandria lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Burns Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Burns Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Burns Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Holt Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Holt Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt Cemetery
  • Hardshell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Hardshell Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardshell Cemetery
  • Pisgah Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Pisgah Church Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Church Cemetery
  • Dyer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Dyer Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer Cemetery
  • Dewill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Dewill Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewill Cemetery
  • Nichols Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Nichols Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols Cemetery
  • Smith Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
  • Marler Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Marler Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marler Cemetery
  • Ball Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Ball Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Cemetery
  • Rougeau Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Rougeau Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rougeau Cemetery
  • Burrough Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Burrough Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrough Cemetery
  • Laurel Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Laurel Hill Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill Cemetery
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Campground Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Campground Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campground Cemetery
    • Campground Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Campground Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campground Cemetery
    • Noel Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Noel Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noel Cemetery
    • St. Peter Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Peter Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter Cemetery
    • Texada Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Texada Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texada Cemetery
    • Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Hill Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
    • Blackwell Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Blackwell Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Cemetery
    • Upper Mt. Moriah Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Upper Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Mt. Moriah Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Upper Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northeast of Pitkin.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #69198 <5>
    • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    • Barnidge Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Swann Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Swann Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swann Cemetery
    • McNutt Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The McNutt Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt Cemetery
    • McNutt Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The McNutt Hill Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt Hill Cemetery
    • Williams Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Williams Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 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:

  • Sieper
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Hemphill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Hemphill is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemphill
  • Otis
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Hineston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Leander
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Leander is located in Vernon Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander
  • Gardner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lacamp
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Elmer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Hot Wells
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hot Wells is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Wells
  • Flatwoods
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Boyce
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Hicks
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Hicks is located in Vernon Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Weil
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Weil is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weil
    • Zimmerman
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Zimmerman is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
    • Mora
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Simpson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Rock
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Rock is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
    • Fairmount
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Fairmount is located in Grant Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
    • Lena
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Woodworth
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Gorum
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Walnut Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Walnut Hill is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill

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

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Louisiana:
  • Pages specific to Rapides Parish:
  • Genealogy information for nearby parishes:
  • 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 #547151  (Burns Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #547151 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
      • Parish: Rapides
      • Est. Elev: 64 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Sieper
      • Location given for Burns Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.2168493     Lon: -92.780427
      • 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 Louisiana's parishes, including Rapides, 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 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.
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