A visit to the Burnson 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 Burnson Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Burnson Cemetery (FG ID #69649).
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 Burnson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Burnson Cemetery:
33.8632, -80.2172
The Burnson Cemetery is located in Sumter County<2>.
The county seat for Sumter County is located in Sumter. Sumter lies just to the west northwest of the Burnson Cemetery .
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Name Variations for Burnson Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Burnson Cemetery has also been known as:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Burnson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Burnson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Brogden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Brogden Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brogden Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Wheeler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Cemetery
- Chandler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Chandler Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Cemetery
- Reams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Reams Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reams Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Wood Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Wood Chapel Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Chapel Cemetery
- Marshall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Marshall Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Cemetery
- Beulah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Chandler Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Chandler Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Cemetery
- Mitchel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Mitchel Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchel Cemetery
- Webb Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Sumter Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Sumter Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter Cemetery
- Bradford Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Bradford Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Hodges Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mayesville Black River Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Green Acres Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The White Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- White - Dick Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The White - Dick Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White - Dick Cemetery
- Evergreen Memorial Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gadson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Gadson Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadson Cemetery
- Dargon Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Dargon Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dargon Cemetery
- Hillside Memorial Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Home Branch Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Home Branch Cemetery is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Branch Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Burnson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Burnson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- East Sumter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Sumter is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sumter
- Alcolu
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gable
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sardinia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- South Sumter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- South Sumter is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sumter
- Lakewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lakewood is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Mayesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sumter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mulberry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mulberry is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Millwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Millwood is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Ashley Creek Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ashley Creek Village is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Creek Village
- Oswego
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- New Zion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Privateer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Privateer is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Privateer
- Paxville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Manning
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Turbeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Shiloh
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Union Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Atkins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cane Savannah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cane Savannah is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Savannah
- Silver
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cherryvale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cherryvale is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryvale
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 Burnson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sumter County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Burnson 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 Burnson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Sumter 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 Burnson Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #69649
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1244473 (Brunsons Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1244473 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: Sumter
- Est. Elev: 42 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Tearcoat Branch
- Location given for Brunsons Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.8632155 Lon: -80.2173001
- 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 South Carolina's counties, including Sumter, 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- Burnson 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. |