A visit to the Burnt Field 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 Burnt Field Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Burnt Field Cemetery:
34.3859, -88.3500
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Burnt Field Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Burnt Field Cemetery is located in Itawamba County<2>.
The county seat for Itawamba County is located in Fulton. Fulton lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Burnt Field Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Burnt Field Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Burnt Field Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sandy Springs Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Castleberry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Castleberry Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleberry Cemetery
- Warren Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Warren Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Cemetery
- Benefield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Benefield Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benefield Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Palmetto Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Palmetto Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto Cemetery
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Gilead Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gilead Cemetery
- Locust Tree Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Locust Tree Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Tree Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Mitchell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Saucer Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Saucer Creek Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saucer Creek Cemetery
- Ozark Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Ozark Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark Cemetery
- Stevens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Stevens Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Pates Temple Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Pates Temple Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pates Temple Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gilmore Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Warren Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Warren Chapel Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Warren Chapel Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Mantachie.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #63489 <5>
- East Fulton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The East Fulton Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fulton Cemetery
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
- Itawamba Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bennett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Bennett Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Cemetery
- Old Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Bethel Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bethel Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Caveness Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Caveness Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caveness Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Burnt Field Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Burnt Field Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Eastman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eastman is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman
- Clay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Clay is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Bounds Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bounds Crossroads is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bounds Crossroads
- Mantachie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fulton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Oakland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Kirkville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kirkville is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
- Marietta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Marietta is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Tremont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Golden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Site
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- New Site is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Red Bay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dennis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dennis is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Ballardsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ballardsville is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballardsville
- Greenwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Abney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Abney is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abney
- Mooreville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mooreville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreville
- Vina
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Vina is located in Franklin County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Richmond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Burton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Burton is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
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 Burnt Field Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Itawamba County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Burnt Field 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 Burnt Field Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Itawamba 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 Burnt Field Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #706220 (Burnt Field Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #706220 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: Itawamba
- Est. Elev: 139 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fulton NE
- Location given for Burnt Field Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.3859342 Lon: -88.350046
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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 Itawamba, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Burnt Field 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. |
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