A visit to the Burrus 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 Burrus Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Burrus Cemetery:
36.3420, -89.4362
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Burrus Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Burrus Cemetery is located in Lake County<2>.
The county seat for Lake County is located in Tiptonville. Tiptonville lies just to the northwest of the Burrus Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Burrus Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Burrus Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Burrus Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Davis Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Citizen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Citizen Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citizen Cemetery
- Parks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Parks Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Cemetery
- Mooring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mooring Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooring Cemetery
- New Haven Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The New Haven Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven Cemetery
- Madie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Madie Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madie Cemetery
- Long Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- Buckelew Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Buckelew Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckelew Cemetery
- Free Will Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Free Will Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Will Cemetery
- Ridgely Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Ridgely Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely Cemetery
- Cunningham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Cunningham Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham Cemetery
- Cronanville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Cronanville Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cronanville Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Riddles Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Girvin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hornridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Hornridge Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornridge Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hornridge Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Ridgely.
- The Hornridge Cemetery has also been known as:
- Horn Ridge Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #13626 <5>
- Le Sieur Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Le Sieur Cemetery is located in New Madrid County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Sieur Cemetery
- New Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The New Chapel Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chapel Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Hornbeak Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Hornbeak Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornbeak Cemetery
- Cobbs Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Cobbs Chapel Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs Chapel Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Burrus Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Burrus Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Owl City
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Owl City is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl City
- Tiptonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgely
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Samburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Proctor City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Proctor City is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor City
- Hornbeak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Point Pleasant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Point Pleasant is located in New Madrid County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
- Stewart
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Stewart is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Bogota
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bogota is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogota
- Hayward
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hayward is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayward
- Obion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Obion is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,043 people
- Meacham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Meacham is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meacham
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Troy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Marston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Conran
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Conran is located in New Madrid County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conran
- Portageville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Caruthersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Trimble
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Trimble is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Population from the 2020 Census: 602 people
- Netherlands
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Netherlands is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netherlands
- Hayti
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hayti is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayti
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,467 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hayti <6>
- Boothspoint
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Boothspoint is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boothspoint
- New Madrid
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Newbern
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Howardville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Howardville is located in New Madrid County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
- Lilbourn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
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 Burrus Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lake County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Burrus Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Caruthersville
- Hayti
- Lilbourn
- New Madrid
- Newbern
- Obion
- Obion lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Burrus Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Obion.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obion
- Portageville
- Ridgely
- Tiptonville
- Troy
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 Burrus Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Lake 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 Burrus Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1279123 (Burrus Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1279123 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: Lake
- Est. Elev: 90 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ridgely
- Location given for Burrus Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.3420104 Lon: -89.436185
- 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 Lake, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Burrus 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. |