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A visit to the Burton Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Burton Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Burton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Burton Cemetery

Lat:   35.9978°   (35° 59' 52")

Lon:   -85.7617°   (-85° 45' 42")

The Burton Cemetery is located in DeKalb County<2>.

The county seat for DeKalb County is located in Smithville. Smithville lies just to the southwest of the Burton Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Burton Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Burton Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Hullett Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hullett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hullett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hullett Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
  • Brassel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brassel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brassel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brassel Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
  • Young Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Young Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Young Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Young Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
  • Bonham Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bonham Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bonham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bonham Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
  • Kennedy Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kennedy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kennedy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kennedy Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
  • Adcock Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Petty Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Petty Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Petty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Petty Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
  • Paige Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paige Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paige Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Paige Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
  • Mt. Holly Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Holly Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Holly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Holly Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
  • Taylor Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Taylor Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
  • Vaughn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vaughn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vaughn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Vaughn Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
  • Billings Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Billings Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Billings Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Billings Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Shaw Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shaw Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shaw Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shaw Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
    • Anderson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Anderson Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
    • Maynard Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Carlen Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carlen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carlen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Carlen Cemetery is located in Putnam County
    • Burton Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Burton Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
    • Whorton Springs Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Aaron Cantrell Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aaron Cantrell Cemetery
      • The Aaron Cantrell Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
    • Cantrell Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cantrell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cantrell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cantrell Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
    • George - Estes Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the George - Estes Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the George - Estes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The George - Estes Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
    • Adcock Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adcock Cemetery
      • The Adcock Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
    • Peeled Chestnut Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peeled Chestnut Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peeled Chestnut Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Peeled Chestnut Cemetery is located in White County
    • Dobbs Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lafever Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lafever Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lafever Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lafever Cemetery is located in Putnam County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Burton Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Burton Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Philippi
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philippi
    • Philippi is located in DeKalb County
  • Smithville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Johnsons Chapel
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Chapel
    • Johnsons Chapel is located in DeKalb County
  • Peeled Chestnut
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peeled Chestnut. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeled Chestnut
    • Peeled Chestnut is located in White County
  • Drop ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drop have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drop
    • Drop is located in White County
  • Burton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
    • Burton is located in Putnam County
  • Youngblood ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Youngblood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
    • Youngblood is located in DeKalb County
  • Fanchers Mills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanchers Mills
    • Fanchers Mills is located in White County
  • Bear Branch ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
    • Bear Branch is located in DeKalb County
  • Boma
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boma
    • Boma is located in Putnam County
  • Temperance Hall
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Temperance Hall. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Hall
    • Temperance Hall is located in DeKalb County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 5,791 people
  • Boiling Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
    • Boiling Springs is located in Putnam County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Dowelltown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Darkey Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkey Springs
      • Darkey Springs is located in White County
    • Liberty
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Liberty is located in DeKalb County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
    • Dibrell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dibrell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibrell
      • Dibrell is located in Warren County
    • Pollard ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pollard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
      • Pollard is located in White County
    • Ditty
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ditty. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ditty
      • Ditty is located in Putnam County
    • Baxter
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baxter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
      • Baxter is located in Putnam County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,543 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baxter <6>
    • Gassaway
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway
      • Gassaway is located in Cannon County
    • Horseshoe Falls ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horseshoe Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Falls
      • Horseshoe Falls is located in Warren County
    • Macedonia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
      • Macedonia is located in White County
    • Burgess
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
      • Burgess is located in Putnam County
    • Woods
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
      • Woods is located in Cannon County
    • Chestnut Mound
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Mound
      • Chestnut Mound is located in Smith County
    • Lucky
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lucky. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
      • Lucky is located in Warren County
    • Gath
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gath. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gath
      • Gath is located in Warren County
    • Fall City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fall City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall City
      • Fall City is located in Warren County
    • Hickman
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
      • Hickman is located in Smith County

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 Burton Cemetery. The following communities are located in DeKalb County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Burton Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 websites either 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 Burton Cemetery:

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 Burton Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1313869  (Burton Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1313869 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Smithville
    • County: DeKalb         Elev: 318
    • Location given for GNIS #1313869 (Burton Cemetery)

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

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 DeKalb, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Burton Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9978, Longitude: -85.7617       In this case, the coordinates for the Burton Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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