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A visit to the Burns Baptist Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Baptist Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Burns Baptist Cemetery

Lat:   32.1322°   (32° 7' 55")

Lon:   -89.5384°   (-89° 32' 18")

The Burns Baptist Cemetery is located in Smith County<1>.

The county seat for Smith County is located in Raleigh. Raleigh lies just to the south of the Burns Baptist Cemetery .

Name Variations for Burns Baptist Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Burns Baptist Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Burns Baptist Church Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<2> of the Burns Baptist Cemetery.<3>

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

  • Elam Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elam Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elam Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Elam Cemetery is located in Smith County
  • Derrick Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Page Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Page Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Page Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Page Cemetery is located in Smith County
  • Good Hope Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Good Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Good Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Smith County
  • Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Moulder Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moulder Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moulder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Moulder Cemetery is located in Smith County
  • Moss Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moss Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moss Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Moss Cemetery is located in Smith County
  • Boykin Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Myers Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sharon Baptist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Craft Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Craft Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Craft Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Craft Cemetery is located in Smith County
  • Austin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Austin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Austin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Austin Cemetery is located in Smith County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Burns Baptist Cemetery.

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

  • Burns
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burns. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
    • Burns is located in Smith County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Burns
    • From the Burns Baptist Cemetery to Burns
  • Raleigh
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Polkville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polkville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
    • Polkville is located in Smith County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
  • Daniel
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Hunter Town
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Town
    • Hunter Town is located in Scott County
  • Bezer
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bezer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bezer
    • Bezer is located in Smith County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Bezer
    • From the Burns Baptist Cemetery to Bezer
  • Galilee
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Sylvarena
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Cooperville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Puckett
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Puckett have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett
    • Puckett is located in Rankin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
  • Mineral Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Kalem
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Success ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Raworth
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Stevens ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Morton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
      • Morton is located in Scott County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,522 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morton <6>
    • Louin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Forest
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Hamlet ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Montrose
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Mize
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mize have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
      • Mize is located in Smith County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mize <6>
    • Bay Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Springs
      • Bay Springs is located in Jasper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,650 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay Springs <6>
    • Six Towns ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Six Towns have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Towns
      • Six Towns is located in Newton County
    • Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Pelahatchie
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)

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 Burns Baptist Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Smith County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Burns Baptist 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 Burns Baptist Cemetery:

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Smith, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Burns Baptist Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.1322, Longitude: -89.5384    
<3>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<4>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.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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