A visit to the Burch 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 Burch Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Burch Cemetery:
31.3582, -89.0345
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Burch Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Burch Cemetery is located in Perry County<2>.
The county seat for Perry County is located in New Augusta. New Augusta lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south of the Burch 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 Burch Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Burch Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McGilvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The McGilvary Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGilvary Cemetery
- Prospect Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- McSwain Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The McSwain Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McSwain Cemetery
- Courtney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Courtney Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney Cemetery
- Browns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Browns Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Cemetery
- Woodard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Woodard Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodard Cemetery
- County Line Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The County Line Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cemetery
- Sunset Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Sunset Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Cemetery
- James Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The James Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Cemetery
- Edwards Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- Barlow Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Barlow Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow Cemetery
- Hinton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Hinton Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Isaiah Hinton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Lancaster Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Lancaster Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Cemetery
- Walters Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Walters Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters Cemetery
- Runnels Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Runnels Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runnels Cemetery
- Nichols Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Nichols Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols Cemetery
- Ferguson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson Cemetery
- Hollimon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Hollimon Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollimon Cemetery
- Hinton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Hinton Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton Cemetery
- Ovett Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Ovett Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovett Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Burch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Burch Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Richton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Goodluck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Goodluck is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodluck
- Ovett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ovett is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovett
- New Augusta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wingate
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wingate is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
- Mulberry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mulberry is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Petal
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Beaumont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beaumont is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 894 people
- Hattiesburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- McLaurin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- McLaurin is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLaurin
- Avera
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Avera is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avera
- Bothwell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bothwell is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bothwell
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Ellisville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Antioch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Antioch is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- West Hattiesburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- West Hattiesburg is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hattiesburg
- McLain
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- McLain is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Carson City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Carson City is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson City
- Brooklyn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lux
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lux is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lux
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 Burch Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Perry County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Burch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Beaumont
- Clara
- Ellisville
- Hattiesburg
- Laurel
- New Augusta
- Petal
- Richton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Burch Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Perry 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 Burch Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #667795 (Burch Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #667795 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: Perry
- Est. Elev: 43 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ovett SE
- Location given for Burch Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.3582308 Lon: -89.034499
- 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 Mississippi's counties, including Perry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Burch 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |