A visit to the Burns Hill Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Burns Hill Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Burns Hill Cemetery (FG ID #102799).
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 Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Burns Hill Cemetery:
43.6012, -71.7700
The Burns Hill Cemetery is located in Grafton County<2>.
The county seat for Grafton County is located in Woodsville. Woodsville lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Burns Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Burns Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Burns Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Burns Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Crawford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Homeland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Homeland Cemetery is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland Cemetery
- Homeland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Homeland Cemetery is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland Cemetery
- Rhoades Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Riverside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Linfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Whittemores Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Whittemores Cemetery is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittemores Cemetery
- Pitman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hill Center Church Yard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bunker Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Bunker Hill Cemetery is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill Cemetery
- Hebron Village Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Riverside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pratt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Pratt Cemetery is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Cemetery
- Webster Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Orange Common Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Green Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Green Grove Cemetery is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove Cemetery
- Hobbs - Swett Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lakeside Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Lakeside Cemetery is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Cemetery
- Simonds Call Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Crockett Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Crockett Cemetery is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Cemetery
- Eastman Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Eastman Cemetery is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Burns Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Burns Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bristol
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Alexandria
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- South Alexandria
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hill Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Danbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Groton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Grafton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- East Andover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ashland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gaza
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Andover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Winona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Winona is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
- Plymouth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Quincy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- West Andover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Potter Place
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Franklin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Groton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Holderness
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Canaan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Tilton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dorchester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wilmot Flat
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Northfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Winnisquam
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wildwood Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wildwood Village is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Village
- Meredith
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Canaan Street
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rumney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
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 Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Grafton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Burns Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Andover
- Ashland
- Bristol
- Canaan
- Franklin
- Hill
- Hill lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Burns Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hill.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill
- Plymouth
- Tilton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New Hampshire:
- Pages specific to Grafton 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 Hill Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #102799
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #865871 (Burns Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #865871 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: Grafton
- Est. Elev: 318 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Danbury
- Location given for Burns Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.6014626 Lon: -71.7698019
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of New Hampshire's counties, including Grafton, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Burns Hill 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |