A visit to the Burris 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 Burris Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Burris Cemetery:
39.0065, -83.6874
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Burris Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Burris Cemetery is located in Brown County<2>.
The county seat for Brown County is located in Georgetown. Georgetown lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the southwest of the Burris Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Burris Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Burris Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fincastle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Fincastle Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Burba Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Roberts Cemetery #2
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Roberts Cemetery #2 is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery #2
- Oakland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Hart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hart Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Cemetery
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Wesley Chapel Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel Cemetery
- Mowrystown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mowrystown Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowrystown Cemetery
- McNeely Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The McNeely Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeely Cemetery
- Petithory Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Petithory Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petithory Cemetery
- Wallace Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wallace Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Cemetery
- Horner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Horner Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horner Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Knob Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Knob Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Cemetery
- Nichols Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Nichols Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols Cemetery
- Malcom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Malcom Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcom Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Methodist Colored Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Brush Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Brush Creek Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Methodist Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist 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 Burris Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Burris Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fincastle
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Fincastle is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- Emerald
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Emerald is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
- Macon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Macon is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Winchester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Tree Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sugar Tree Ridge is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree Ridge
- Mowrystown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mowrystown is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowrystown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Buck Run ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Buck Run is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Run
- Sardinia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ash Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ash Ridge is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Ridge
- Seaman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Folsom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Folsom is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Youngsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Youngsville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngsville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Tranquility
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Tranquility is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility
- Hollowtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hollowtown is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollowtown
- Arnheim
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Arnheim is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnheim
- Cherry Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Fork is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Fork
- Estimated population in 2016: 155 people
- May Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- May Hill is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Hill
- Buford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Buford is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
- Sicily ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sicily is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicily
- Russellville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Russellville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
- Harshasville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Harshasville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harshasville
- Berrysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Berrysville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrysville
- Unity
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Unity is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Shackleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Shackleton is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackleton
- Needfull
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Needfull is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needfull
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Burris Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Brown 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 Burris Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1038547 (Burris Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1038547 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: Brown
- Est. Elev: 317 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sugar Tree Ridge
- Location given for Burris Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.0064567 Lon: -83.6874227
- 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 Ohio's counties, including Brown, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Burris 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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