Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Burksville (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Burksville. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Burksville is located in Shelby County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Shelby County: Knox, Lewis, Macon, Marion, Monroe & Randolph.
Below are the counties that are near Burksville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Burksville:
- Shelby County (The home county of Burksville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burksville, with the one closest to Burksville listed first.
- Emden
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Emden is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emden
- Bethel
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Shelbyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shelbyville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
- Kendall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Kendall is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
- Kirby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Kirby is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
- Hunnewell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hunnewell is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunnewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Lakenan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lakenan is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakenan
- Shelbina
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Leonard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lentner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lentner is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentner
- Clarence
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Enterprise
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Enterprise is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Adair County
- Wilson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burksville, with the one closest to Burksville listed first.
- Newark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Plevna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Plevna is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
- Jeddo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Jeddo is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
- Hedge City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hedge City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedge City
- Novelty
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Knox City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Forest Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Forest Springs is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Springs
- Edina
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Colony
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Colony is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Hurdland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hurdland is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurdland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Baring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kenwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kenwood is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burksville, with the one closest to Burksville listed first.
- Argola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Argola is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argola
- Ewing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Durham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lewistown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Gilead
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gilead is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Maywood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Maywood is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- La Belle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- New Court Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- New Court Village is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Court Village
- Sellers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sellers is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
- Weber
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Weber is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber
- Monticello
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Monticello is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- La Grange
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burksville, with the one closest to Burksville listed first.
- Anabel
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Anabel is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anabel
- Sue City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Sue City is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sue City
- Economy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Economy is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Woodville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Woodville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Atlanta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Atlanta is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
- Love Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Love Lake is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Lake
- Macon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burksville, with the one closest to Burksville listed first.
- Nelsonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nelsonville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Philadelphia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Philadelphia is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Dodge City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Dodge City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
- Palmyra
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Taylor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Helton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Helton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Hannibal
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Oakwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burksville, with the one closest to Burksville listed first.
- North Fork
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- North Fork is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork
- Monroe City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stoutsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Granville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Granville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Goss
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Goss is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
- Woodlawn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlawn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Florida
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Paris
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Duncans Bridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Duncans Bridge is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncans Bridge
- Holliday
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Holliday is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Ralls County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burksville, with the one closest to Burksville listed first.
- The Landing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- The Landing is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Landing
- Rensselaer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rensselaer is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rensselaer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Shaver Ford ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shaver Ford is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Ford
- Greenlawn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greenlawn is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn
- Adams County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burksville, with the one closest to Burksville listed first.
- Quincy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Marblehead
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Marblehead is located in Adams County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
- Meyer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Meyer is located in Adams County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyer
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Burksville, see our County-by-County Page for Burksville.
Cemeteries Near Burksville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Burksville.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Burksville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Burksville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Burksville, with the one closest to Burksville listed first.
- Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pickett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hebron Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hiles Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Eaton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Andrew Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Calvert Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nelson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Newark Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Newark Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the west of Newark.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #30509 <3>
- Continue List (191 more) ...
- Coleman Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Philadelphia Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Forest Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Burksville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Burksville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Burksville, with the one closest to Burksville listed first.
- Cherry Dell ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Dell is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Dell
- Emden
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Emden is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emden
- Bethel
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Elgin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elgin is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Shelbyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shelbyville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
- Oakdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Oakdale is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Nelsonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nelsonville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Steffenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Steffenville is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steffenville
- Newark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Philadelphia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Philadelphia is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Benbow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Benbow is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benbow
- Epworth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Epworth is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epworth
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Kendall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Kendall is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
- Warren
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Warren is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Kirby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Kirby is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Burksville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Burksville.
Newspapers Published in Burksville ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Burksville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Burksville, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Burksville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Burksville:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Shelby County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Knox County
- Lewis County
- Macon County
- Marion County
- Monroe County
- Ralls County
- Adams County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Burksville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Burksville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |