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A visit to the Burket 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 Burket Cemetery ...

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

40.6926, -78.1264

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

The Burket Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County<2>.

The county seat for Huntingdon County is located in Huntingdon. Huntingdon lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Burket Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Burket Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Burket Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Rumberger Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Rumberger Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumberger Cemetery
  • Spring Mount Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Spring Mount Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mount Cemetery
  • Nearhoff Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Nearhoff Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nearhoff Cemetery
  • Beck Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Beck Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beck Cemetery
  • Spittler Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Spittler Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spittler Cemetery
  • Grazier Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Grazier Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grazier Cemetery
  • Branstetter Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Branstetter Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branstetter Cemetery
  • Franklinville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Franklinville Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville Cemetery
  • Seven Stars Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Seven Stars Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars Cemetery
  • Birmingham Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Birmingham Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham Cemetery
  • Baughman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Baughman Cemetery is located in Blair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baughman Cemetery
  • Graysville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Graysville Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Friends Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Friends Cemetery is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
    • Gray Memorial Field
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Gray Memorial Field is located in Blair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Memorial Field
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Blair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Eastlawn Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Eastlawn Cemetery is located in Blair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastlawn Cemetery
    • Tyrone Grandview Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Tyrone Grandview Cemetery is located in Blair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone Grandview Cemetery
      • The Tyrone Grandview Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Grandview Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44955 <5>
    • McGuire Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The McGuire Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGuire Cemetery
    • Pennsylvania Furnace Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Ross Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Ross Cemetery is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ross Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the south of Port Matilda.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2166829 <5>

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] of the Burket Cemetery.

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

  • Pennington
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Pennington is located in Huntingdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
  • Huntingdon Furnace
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Huntingdon Furnace is located in Huntingdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntingdon Furnace
  • Dungarvin
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Dungarvin is located in Huntingdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungarvin
  • Seven Stars
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Seven Stars is located in Huntingdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
  • Birmingham
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Birmingham is located in Huntingdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
  • Tyrone Forge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Tyrone Forge is located in Blair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone Forge
  • Marengo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Marengo is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
  • Tyrone
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Grazierville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Grazierville is located in Blair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grazierville
  • Musser
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Musser is located in Centre County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musser
  • Water Street
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Water Street is located in Huntingdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Street
  • Port Matilda
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Tipton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Alexandria
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Petersburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Neffs Mills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Neffs Mills is located in Huntingdon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neffs Mills
    • Ramblewood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Ramblewood is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood
    • Stormstown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Stormstown is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stormstown
    • Culp
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Culp is located in Blair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culp
    • Fairbrook
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Fairbrook is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbrook
    • Sandy Ridge
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Sandy Ridge is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
    • Bellwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Pine Grove Mills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Scotia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Scotia is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
    • New Town
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • New Town is located in Centre County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town

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 Burket Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Huntingdon County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Burket 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 helpful 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 Burket Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
  • Pages specific to Huntingdon 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 Burket Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1170719  (Burket Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1170719 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: Huntingdon
      • Est. Elev: 340 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Tyrone
      • Location given for Burket Cemetery:
      • Lat: 40.6925626     Lon: -78.1263981
      • 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 Pennsylvania's counties, including Huntingdon, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Burket 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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