A visit to the Burnham 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 Burnham Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Burnham Cemetery:
32.0913, -89.7576
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Burnham Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Burnham Cemetery is located in Rankin County<2>.
The county seat for Rankin County is located in Brandon. Brandon lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the northwest of the Burnham Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Burnham Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Burnham Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Burnham Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Puckett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Everett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Everett Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett Cemetery
- Galilee Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Miley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Miley Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miley Cemetery
- Rock Bluff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Rock Bluff Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bluff Cemetery
- Silverena Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Silverena Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverena Cemetery
- County Line Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The County Line Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cemetery
- Dukes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Dukes Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukes Cemetery
- White Oak Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The White Oak Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Cemetery
- Old Terry Graveyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Old Terry Graveyard is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Terry Graveyard
- The Old Terry Graveyard has also been known as:
- Terry Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #63191 <5>
- New Prospect Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The New Prospect Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Prospect Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- Rosehill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Rosehill Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosehill Cemetery
- Overby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Overby Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overby Cemetery
- James Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The James Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Johns Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Cemetery
- Everett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Everett Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Walters Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Burnham Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Burnham Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Puckett
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Puckett is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Galilee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Galilee is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galilee
- Daniel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Daniel is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
- Polkville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Polkville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
- Cato
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cato is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
- Trenton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Trenton is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Cooperville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cooperville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperville
- D'Lo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- D'Lo is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Lo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
- Mendenhall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burns
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Burns is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
- Braxton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Braxton is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Sanatorium
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sanatorium is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanatorium
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Raleigh
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Magee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pelahatchie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hunter Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hunter Town is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Town
- Coats
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Coats is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Bezer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bezer is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bezer
- Westville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Westville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Morton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
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 Burnham Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rankin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Burnham Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brandon
- Magee
- Mendenhall
- Mize
- Mize lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Burnham Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mize.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
- Morton
- Pelahatchie
- Raleigh
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 Burnham Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Rankin 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 Burnham Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #667815 (Burnham Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #667815 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: Rankin
- Est. Elev: 116 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Puckett
- Location given for Burnham Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.0912642 Lon: -89.7575747
- 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 Rankin, 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- Burnham 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |