A visit to the Burk 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 Burk Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Burk Cemetery:
35.6734, -86.1575
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Burk Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Burk Cemetery is located in Coffee County<2>.
The county seat for Coffee County is located in Manchester. Manchester lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Burk Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Burk Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Burk Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Burk Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Anderson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Bynum Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hopewell Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #13599 <5>
- Tolbert Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Tolbert Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolbert Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Tolbert Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Bradyville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #19423 <5>
- Robinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Hettie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hettie Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hettie Cemetery
- Jernigan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Jernigan Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan Cemetery
- Greene Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Greene Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Cemetery
- Espy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jernigan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Jernigan Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan Cemetery
- Sagely Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Douglas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Douglas Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Cemetery
- Todd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Todd Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Cemetery
- Harrell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Harrell Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrell Cemetery
- Burk Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Burk Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burk Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Arnold Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Hebron Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hebron Cemetery
- Arnold Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Arnold Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
- Manley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Manley Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manley Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Milligan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Milligan Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milligan Cemetery
- Patton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Patton Cemetery is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton 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 Burk Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Burk Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gossburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gossburg is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossburg
- Burgen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Burgen is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgen
- Bradyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bradyville is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
- Beechgrove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Burt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Burt is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Naola ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Naola is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naola
- Busy Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Busy Corner is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy Corner
- Teal ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Teal is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- Readyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Plainview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Plainview is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Kittrell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kittrell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
- Manus Town ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Manus Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manus Town
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Woodbury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bell Buckle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Mill is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mill
- Trousdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Trousdale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- Bluewing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bluewing is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluewing
- Dillton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dillton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillton
- Burns Place
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burns Place is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Place
- Manchester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Centertown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Centertown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Thomas Town ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Thomas Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Wartrace
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Morrison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rucker
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rucker is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
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 Burk Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Coffee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Burk Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Manchester
- Wartrace
- Woodbury
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Burk Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Coffee 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 Burk Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1279046 (Burk Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1279046 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: Coffee
- Est. Elev: 386 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Beechgrove
- Location given for Burk Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.6734046 Lon: -86.1574912
- 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 Tennessee's counties, including Coffee, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Burk 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. |