A visit to the Burnham 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 Burnham Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Burnham Cemetery (FG ID #9969).
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 Burnham Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Burnham Cemetery:
36.0389, -87.8097
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Burnham Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<2>
The Burnham Cemetery is located in Humphreys County<3>.
The county seat for Humphreys County is located in Waverly. Waverly lies just to the north northeast of the Burnham Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Burnham Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<4> of the Burnham Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Burnham Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Nelson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Nelson Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
- Simpson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Simpson Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson Cemetery
- Simpson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Simpson Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson Cemetery
- Vaden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Vaden Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaden Cemetery
- Tubbs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Tubbs Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tubbs Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- O'Guinn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The O'Guinn Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Guinn Cemetery
- McAdoo Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The McAdoo Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAdoo Cemetery
- Mays Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Mays Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Cemetery
- Pruett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Pruett Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruett Cemetery
- George Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The George Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George Cemetery
- Mays Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Mays Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Wells Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Wells Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Cemetery
- Gwin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Gwin Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwin Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Link Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Link Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Link Cemetery
- Beasley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Beasley Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Hobbs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hobbs Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Cemetery
- Waggoner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Waggoner Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waggoner Cemetery
- Plant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Plant Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant Cemetery
- Hobbs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hobbs Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Cemetery
- Scurlock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Scurlock Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scurlock Cemetery
- Wyly Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wyly Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyly Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4> of the Burnham Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Burnham Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Waverly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hurricane Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Plant
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Plant is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant
- Bakerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bakerville is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerville
- New Johnsonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hustburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hustburg is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustburg
- Buffalo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Buffalo is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- McEwen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wildlife Cove Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Only
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Whitehouse
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Whitehouse is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Coxburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Coxburg is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Magnolia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Magnolia is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Tennessee City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Tennessee City is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee City
- Camden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lobelville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Tennessee Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Faxon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Faxon is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
- Sugar Tree
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Tree is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree
- McKinnon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- McKinnon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon
- Chaseville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chaseville is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseville
- Oakview ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oakview is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakview
- Whitfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Whitfield is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Omega ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Omega is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Erin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Big Sandy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sandy Point is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
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 Burnham Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Humphreys County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Burnham Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bakerville
- Camden
- Erin
- Erin lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<4> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Burnham Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Erin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
- McEwen
- Waverly
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 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 Burnham Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Humphreys 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 Burnham Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #9969
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1279078 (Burnham Cemeteries)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1279078 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: Humphreys
- Est. Elev: 117 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Waverly
- Location given for Burnham Cemeteries:
- Lat: 36.0389498 Lon: -87.8097479
- 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> | 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. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Humphreys, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Burnham Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |