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A visit to the Burton 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 Burton Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Burton Cemetery:

42.9119, -99.5843

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Burton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Burton Cemetery is located in Keya Paha County<2>.

The county seat for Keya Paha County is located in Springview. Springview lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southwest of the Burton Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Burton Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 18 miles [29 km] of the Burton Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Jordan Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Jordan Cemetery is located in Keya Paha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Cemetery
  • Olive Branch Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Kenaston Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Kenaston Cemetery is located in Keya Paha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenaston Cemetery
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Keya Paha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
  • Rogers Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Rogers Cemetery is located in Keya Paha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
  • Highland Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Highland Cemetery is located in Keya Paha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
  • Gibson Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Gibson Cemetery is located in Tripp County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
  • German Congregation Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Johns Catholic Church Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Leonard Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Leonard Cemetery is located in Keya Paha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard Cemetery
  • Spotted Tail Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • The Spotted Tail Cemetery is located in Keya Paha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spotted Tail Cemetery
  • Congregational Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Congregational Cemetery is located in Gregory County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congregational Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Huishizer Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Huishizer Cemetery is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huishizer Cemetery
    • Putnam Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Simpson Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Simpson Cemetery is located in Keya Paha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson Cemetery
    • Emmanuel Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Emmanuel Cemetery is located in Keya Paha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmanuel Cemetery
    • Peace Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Peace Cemetery is located in Gregory County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Cemetery
    • Evangelical Zion Lutheran Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Zion Lutheran Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • The Zion Lutheran Cemetery is located in Gregory County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Lutheran Cemetery
    • Union Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Keya Paha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the west of Springview.
      • The Union Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Chub Creek Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2255883 <5>
    • Willowdale Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Kirkwood Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Burton Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Burton Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Burton
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Burton is located in Keya Paha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9 people
  • Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Springview
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Wewela
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Carns ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Carns is located in Keya Paha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carns
  • Mariaville ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Mariaville is located in Rock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville
  • Meadville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Meadville is located in Keya Paha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
  • Winfield ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Winfield is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
  • Bassett
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Dallas
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Dallas is located in Gregory County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dallas <6>
  • Millboro
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Millboro is located in Tripp County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millboro
    • Estimated population in 2014: 34 people
  • Burke
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Burke is located in Gregory County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burke <6>
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Gregory
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Gregory is located in Gregory County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,250 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gregory <6>
    • Colome
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Colome is located in Tripp County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colome
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colome <6>
    • Naper
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Herrick
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Herrick is located in Gregory County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrick
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herrick <6>
    • Norden
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Norden is located in Keya Paha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norden
    • Newport
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Cleveland ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Cleveland is located in Holt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
    • Long Pine
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Dustin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Dustin is located in Holt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dustin
    • Saint Charles
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Ainsworth
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Clearfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Clearfield is located in Tripp County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield

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 Burton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Keya Paha County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Burton Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 websites either 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 Burton Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Nebraska:
  • Pages specific to Keya Paha 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 Burton Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #827804  (Burton Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #827804 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: Keya Paha
      • Est. Elev: 653 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Burton
      • Location given for Burton Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.9119465     Lon: -99.5842792
      • 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 Nebraska's counties, including Keya Paha, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Burton 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.