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. 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 Burton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Burton Cemetery:
36.0906, -85.7955
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Burton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Burton Cemetery is located in DeKalb County<2>.
The county seat for DeKalb County is located in Smithville. Smithville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south of the Burton Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Burton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Burton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Carr Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Carr Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr Cemetery
- Love Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Love Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Cemetery
- Braswell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Braswell Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswell Cemetery
- Carlen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Carlen Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlen Cemetery
- Lafever Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Lafever Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafever Cemetery
- Wallace Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Wallace Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Cemetery
- Tucker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Tucker Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
- Maddux Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Maddux Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddux Cemetery
- Pricnard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Pricnard Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pricnard Cemetery
- Cripps Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Cripps Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cripps Cemetery
- Hayes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Hayes Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Cemetery
- Paige Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Paige Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paige Cemetery
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- Hullett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hullett Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hullett Cemetery
- Maynard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jared Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Jared Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jared Cemetery
- Bennett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bennett Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Cemetery
- Fisher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Fisher Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Cemetery
- Bates Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Bates Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates Cemetery
- Stokes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Stokes Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes Cemetery
- Sykes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Sykes Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sykes Cemetery
- Smellage Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Leftwich Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Leftwich Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leftwich Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Temperance Hall
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Temperance Hall is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Hall
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,791 people
- Boma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Boma is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boma
- Chestnut Mound
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Mound is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Mound
- Philippi
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Philippi is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philippi
- Burton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Burton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Hickman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hickman is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Dowelltown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Smithville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Johnsons Chapel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Johnsons Chapel is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Chapel
- Baxter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gordonsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Youngblood ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Youngblood is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
- Peeled Chestnut
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Peeled Chestnut is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeled Chestnut
- Fanchers Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fanchers Mills is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanchers Mills
- Boiling Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Boiling Springs is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Ditty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ditty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ditty
- Nameless
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Nameless is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
- Bluff Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,734 people
- Drop ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Drop is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drop
- Burgess
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Burgess is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- South Carthage
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- South Carthage is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carthage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
- Brush Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Brush Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Alexandria
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Carthage
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shaver Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Shaver Town is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Town
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. Unless otherwise noted, 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.
- Alexandria
- Carthage
- Liberty
- Smithville
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 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:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to DeKalb 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 Burton Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1313870 (Burton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1313870 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: DeKalb
- Est. Elev: 208 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Center Hill Dam
- Location given for Burton Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.0906161 Lon: -85.7955398
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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 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Burton 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. |