A visit to the Burden 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 Burden Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Burden Cemetery:
35.6584, -85.0161
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Burden Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Burden Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County<2>.
The county seat for Bledsoe County is located in Pikeville. Pikeville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Burden Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Burden Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Burden Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Thurman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Thurman Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
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- Thurman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Thurman Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman Cemetery
- Lester Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Lester Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Cemetery
- Gentry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Gentry Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentry Cemetery
- Winnie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Winnie Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnie Cemetery
- Dunn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Dunn Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Henderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hamilton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Cemetery
- Swafford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Swafford Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swafford Cemetery
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- Swafford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Swafford Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swafford Cemetery
- Swafford Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Worthington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Worthington Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington Cemetery
- Hughes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
- Swafford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Swafford Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swafford Cemetery
- Newby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Newby Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newby Cemetery
- Thurman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Thurman Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman Cemetery
- Brushy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Brushy Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Cemetery
- Arnett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Arnett Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnett Cemetery
- Hutcheson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Hutcheson Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutcheson Cemetery
- Smyrna Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna Cemetery
- Rollins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Rollins Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins Cemetery
- Thurman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Thurman Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman 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 Burden Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Burden Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ninemile
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
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- Burke
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Burke is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Summer City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Cumberland Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cumberland Spring is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Spring
- Spring City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jewett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jewett is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett
- Pikeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ogden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ogden is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Dayton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bryan Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bryan Hill is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Hill
- Winesap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Lakewood Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lakewood Village is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 990 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Newton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Newton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,968 people
- Newton has also been known as:
- Peay
- Lake Tansi Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lake Tansi Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tansi Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,803 people
- Brayton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brayton is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
- Graysville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Graysville is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Lantana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lantana is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantana
- Akeman Crossroad
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Akeman Crossroad is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akeman Crossroad
- Roddy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Roddy is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
- Mount Gilead ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Gilead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Goodfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Goodfield is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfield
- Decatur
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cute ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cute is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cute
- Cayuga Town ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cayuga Town is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Town
- Beta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beta is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
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 Burden Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bledsoe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Burden Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dayton
- Decatur
- Pikeville
- Spring City
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 Burden Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Bledsoe 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 Burden Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1279029 (Burden Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1279029 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: Bledsoe
- Est. Elev: 562 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Melvine
- Location given for Burden Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.6584023 Lon: -85.0160648
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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 Tennessee's counties, including Bledsoe, 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- Burden 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. |