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:
33.8521, -88.4348
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 Monroe County<2>.
The county seat for Monroe County is located in Aberdeen. Aberdeen lies just to the west southwest 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 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Burns Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Burns Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Beeks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Beeks Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beeks Cemetery
- Howell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Howell Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Cemetery
- New Prospect Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The New Prospect Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect Cemetery
- County Home Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The County Home Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Home Cemetery
- Lackey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lackey Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Camp Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Cemetery
- Buckingham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Buckingham Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Posey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Posey Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey Cemetery
- Greenbrier Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Greenbrier Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier Cemetery
- Seely Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Seely Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seely Cemetery
- The Seely Cemetery has also been known as:
- Berry Cemetery
- Seeley Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1474223 <5>
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Cockerham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Cockerham Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockerham Cemetery
- Easter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Easter Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easter Cemetery
- Easter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Easter Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easter Cemetery
- Sartor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Sartor Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartor Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Gilleylen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Gilleylen Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilleylen Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Acker ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Acker is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acker
- Aberdeen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hamilton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Greenwood Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hatley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hatley is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Amory
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Floyton ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Floyton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyton
- Cotton Gin Port ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cotton Gin Port is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Gin Port
- Gattman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gattman is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Splunge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Splunge is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Splunge
- Ales ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ales is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ales
- Wren
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wren is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Kolola Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Kolola Springs is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kolola Springs
- Caledonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bedford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bedford is located in Lamar County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- New Wren
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Wren is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Wren
- Vinton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Vinton is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
- Gibson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Gibson is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Muldon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Muldon is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muldon
- Smithville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Whites
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whites is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- Egypt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Egypt is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Egypt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Egypt is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Sulligent
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Riggins
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Riggins is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggins
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 Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Monroe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Burns Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Aberdeen
- Amory
- Cotton Gin Port - Historic
- Sulligent
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 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 Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Monroe 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 Burns Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #667817 (Burns Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #667817 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: Monroe
- Est. Elev: 95 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Amory SW
- Location given for Burns Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.8520565 Lon: -88.4347634
- 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 Monroe, 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 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |