A visit to the Burnett 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 Burnett Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Burnett Cemetery:
35.8562, -82.1034
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Burnett Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Burnett Cemetery is located in Mitchell County<2>.
The county seat for Mitchell County is located in Bakersville. Bakersville lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Burnett Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Burnett Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 35 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Burnett Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Burnett Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Stafford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Stafford Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Hollifield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Hollifield Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollifield Cemetery
- McHone Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The McHone Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHone Cemetery
- Silvers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Silvers Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvers Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Grindstaff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Grindstaff Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grindstaff Cemetery
- Ballew Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ballew Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballew Cemetery
- Snow Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Snow Hill Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill Cemetery
- Spruce Pine Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tolley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Tolley Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolley Cemetery
- Continue List (23 more) ...
- Bailey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Ballew Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Ballew Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballew Cemetery
- Bracher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Bracher Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bracher Cemetery
- Washburn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Washburn Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn Cemetery
- Lonon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Lonon Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonon Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Conley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Conley Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conley Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Gibbs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Gibbs Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Cemetery
- Carroway Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Carroway Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroway Cemetery
- Gibbs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Gibbs Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Cemetery
- Patton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Patton Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Cemetery
- Autrey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Autrey Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autrey Cemetery
- Good Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Good Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Cemetery
- Biddix Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Biddix Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddix Cemetery
- McKinney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The McKinney Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the McKinney Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Altapass.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48052 <5>
- Gurley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Gurley Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley Cemetery
- Davenport Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Davenport Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport Cemetery
- Blalock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Blalock Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blalock Cemetery
- Pendley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pendley Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendley Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Burnett Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Burnett Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Little Switzerland
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Grassy Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Grassy Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
- Spruce Pine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Altapass
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Altapass is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altapass
- Penland
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Celo
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Celo is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celo
- Hamrick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hamrick is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamrick
- Newdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newdale is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newdale
- Micaville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ashford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ashford is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
- Double Island
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Double Island is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Island
- Low Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Low Gap is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Bakersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Linville Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Burnsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pensacola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pensacola is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pensacola
- Linville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Linville is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linville
- Plumtree
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Green Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Concord
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Murchison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Murchison is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murchison
- Greenlee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Greenlee is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee
- Marion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nebo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stamey Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stamey Town is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamey Town
- Red Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Red Hill is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Day Book
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Day Book is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Book
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 Burnett Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mitchell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Burnett Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bakersville
- Burnsville
- Marion
- Spruce Pine
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Burnett Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Mitchell 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 Burnett Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1009835 (Burnett Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1009835 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: Mitchell
- Est. Elev: 1121 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Little Switzerland
- Location given for Burnett Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.8562324 Lon: -82.1034503
- 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 North Carolina's counties, including Mitchell, 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- Burnett 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. |