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A visit to the Burton Cemetery ...


The location of the Burton Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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)

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

Lat:   36.1762°   (36° 10' 34")

Lon:   -85.4464°   (-85° 26' 47")

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

The county seat for Putnam County is located in Cookeville. Cookeville lies just to the west southwest of the Burton Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Burton Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Tennessee:
  • Pages specific to Putnam County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Burton Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church
  • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 23 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.

    • Shennon Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shennon Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennon Village
      • Shennon Village is located in Putnam County
    • Algood
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Algood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algood
      • Algood is located in Putnam County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,547 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Algood <4>
    • Park Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
      • Park Village is located in Putnam County
    • Cookeville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jeremiah
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah
      • Jeremiah is located in Putnam County
    • Southtown Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southtown Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southtown Village
      • Southtown Village is located in Putnam County
    • Bangham Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bangham Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangham Village
      • Bangham Village is located in Putnam County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 504 people
    • Duncan's Chapel ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Duncan's Chapel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan's Chapel
      • Duncan's Chapel is located in Overton County
    • Burgess
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
      • Burgess is located in Putnam County
    • Avoton ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Avoton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoton
      • Avoton is located in Putnam County
    • Beaver Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hill
      • Beaver Hill is located in Overton County
    • Boiling Springs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
      • Boiling Springs is located in Putnam County
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Macedonia
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
        • Macedonia is located in White County
      • Cherry Creek
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
        • Cherry Creek is located in White County
      • Monterey
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Baxter
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • 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 <4>
      • Boma
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boma
        • Boma is located in Putnam County
      • Burton
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
        • Burton is located in Putnam County
      • Fanchers Mills
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanchers Mills
        • Fanchers Mills is located in White County
      • Burristown
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burristown
        • Burristown is located in Jackson County
      • Obey City
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Obey City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obey City
        • Obey City is located in Overton County
      • Lovejoy
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
        • Lovejoy is located in Overton County
      • Nameless
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
        • Nameless is located in Jackson 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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Putnam County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Burton Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Buck Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Buck Cemetery is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buck Cemetery
    • Buck Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Buck Cemetery is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buck Cemetery
    • Buck Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Buck Cemetery is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buck Cemetery
    • Rockwell Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rockwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rockwell Cemetery is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rockwell Cemetery
    • Phillips Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Phillips Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Phillips Cemetery is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phillips Cemetery
    • Phy Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Choate Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Choate Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Choate Cemetery is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Choate Cemetery
    • Sloan Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sloan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sloan Cemetery is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sloan Cemetery
    • Whitaker Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitaker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Whitaker Cemetery is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitaker Cemetery
    • Wiser Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wiser Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wiser Cemetery is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wiser Cemetery
    • Wiser Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wiser Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wiser Cemetery is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wiser Cemetery
    • Pearson Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pearson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pearson Cemetery is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pearson Cemetery
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Bohannon Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bohannon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bohannon Cemetery is located in Putnam County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bohannon Cemetery
      • Bohannon Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bohannon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bohannon Cemetery is located in Putnam County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bohannon Cemetery
      • Lee Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Lee Cemetery is located in Putnam County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lee Cemetery
      • Gullet Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gullet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Gullet Cemetery is located in Putnam County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gullet Cemetery
      • Lyles Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lyles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Lyles Cemetery is located in Putnam County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lyles Cemetery
      • Norris Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Norris Cemetery is located in Putnam County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norris Cemetery
      • Smyrna Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smyrna Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Putnam County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smyrna Cemetery
      • Buck Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Buck Cemetery is located in Putnam County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buck Cemetery
      • Crest Lawn Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • The Crest Lawn Cemetery is located in Putnam County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Crest Lawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Cookeville.
        • The Crest Lawn Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Crest Lawn Memorial Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crest Lawn Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1966089 <7>
      • Scarlett Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Davis Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Davis Cemetery is located in Putnam County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
      • Brotherton Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brotherton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Brotherton Cemetery is located in Putnam County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brotherton Cemetery
      • Robinson Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Robinson Cemetery is located in Putnam County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robinson Cemetery

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

    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 #1279130  (Burton Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1279130 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: Cookeville East
      • County: Putnam         Elev: 342
      • Location given for GNIS #1279130 (Burton Cemetery)

    The official website for Putnam County: www.putnamcountytn.gov/

    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 Putnam, 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' 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: 36.1762, Longitude: -85.4464       In this case, the coordinates for the Burton Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.
    <7>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.









 

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