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A visit to the South Burns 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 South Burns Cemetery ...

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

35.2626, -99.1606

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

The South Burns Cemetery is located in Washita County<2>.

The county seat for Washita County is located in New Cordell. New Cordell lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east northeast of the South Burns Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the South Burns Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the South Burns Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Liberty Bell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Liberty Bell Cemetery is located in Washita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Bell Cemetery
  • North Burns Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The North Burns Cemetery is located in Washita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Burns Cemetery
  • Dugford Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Dugford Cemetery is located in Washita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugford Cemetery
  • Sentinel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Sentinel Cemetery is located in Washita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel Cemetery
  • Old Boggy Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Old Boggy Cemetery is located in Washita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Boggy Cemetery
  • Boggy Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Boggy Cemetery is located in Washita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggy Cemetery
  • Novis Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Novis Cemetery is located in Washita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novis Cemetery
  • Huckleby Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Huckleby Cemetery is located in Washita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huckleby Cemetery
  • Grissom Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Grissom Cemetery is located in Washita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grissom Cemetery
  • Lone Star Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Russell Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Russell Cemetery is located in Washita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
  • Port Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Port Cemetery is located in Washita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Page Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Page Cemetery is located in Washita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page Cemetery
    • Strickland Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Strickland Cemetery is located in Washita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickland Cemetery
    • Sod Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Sod Cemetery is located in Washita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sod Cemetery
    • St. Francis Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Washita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis Cemetery
    • Clark Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Clark Cemetery is located in Washita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
    • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Hebron Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Hebron Cemetery is located in Washita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
    • Cordell Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Cordell Cemetery is located in Washita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordell Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the South Burns Cemetery.

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

  • Dill City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Burns Flat
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Sentinel
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Rocky
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • New Cordell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • New Cordell is located in Washita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cordell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,708 people
    • New Cordell has also been known as:
    • Cordell
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Cordell <6>
  • Foss
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Foss is located in Washita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foss
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foss <6>
  • Bessie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Canute
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Hobart
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Elk City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Lone Wolf
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Carter
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Gotebo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Clinton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Carpenter
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Carpenter is located in Custer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
    • Corn
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Corn is located in Washita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corn <6>
    • Willow
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Granite
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Arapaho
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)

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 South Burns Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washita County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Arapaho
    • Arapaho lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the South Burns Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Arapaho.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arapaho
  • Bessie
  • Burns Flat
  • Butler
  • Canute
    • Canute lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the South Burns Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Canute.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canute
  • Carter
  • Clinton
    • Clinton lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the South Burns Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Clinton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Colony
    • Colony lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the South Burns Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Colony.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
  • Dill City
  • Elk City
  • Foss
    • Foss lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the North (N) of the South Burns Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Foss.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foss
  • Gotebo
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Continue List   (8 more)
      • Granite lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the South Burns Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Granite.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
    • Hobart
      • Hobart lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the South Burns Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hobart.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
    • Lone Wolf
    • Mountain View
    • Rocky
      • Rocky lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the South Burns Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Rocky.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky
    • Sayre
      • Sayre lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the West (W) of the South Burns Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sayre.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
    • Sentinel
    • Willow

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 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 South Burns Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to Washita 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 South Burns Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1098215  (South Burns Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1098215 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: Washita
      • Est. Elev: 554 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Dill City
      • Location given for South Burns Cemetery:
      • Lat: 35.2625519     Lon: -99.1606362
      • 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 Oklahoma's counties, including Washita, 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- South Burns 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.