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:
36.1803, -85.7703
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 Putnam County<2>.
The county seat for Putnam County is located in Cookeville. Cookeville lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east of the Burton Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Burton Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Burton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Burton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hughes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Campbell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Cowan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Cowan Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan Cemetery
- Maddux Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Maddux Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddux Cemetery
- Jared Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Jared Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jared Cemetery
- Leftwich Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Leftwich Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leftwich Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Bockman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Bockman Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bockman Cemetery
- Knight Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elrod Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Elrod Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod Cemetery
- Mathis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Mathis Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathis Cemetery
- Whitaker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Whitaker Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Stanton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Stanton Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Bartlett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bartlett Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett Cemetery
- Bates Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Bates Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates Cemetery
- Tucker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Tucker Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
- Maddux Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Maddux Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddux Cemetery
- Edmond Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Edmond Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond Cemetery
- Nichols Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Nichols Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols Cemetery
- Helms Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Helms Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helms 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:
- Chestnut Mound
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Mound is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Mound
- Boma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Boma is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boma
- Nameless
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nameless is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
- Baxter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gordonsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hickman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hickman is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Temperance Hall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Temperance Hall is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Hall
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,791 people
- Burton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Burton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Mayfield ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mayfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Bluff Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bluff Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,734 people
- Carthage
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Carthage
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- South Carthage is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carthage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Boiling Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Boiling Springs is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Ditty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ditty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ditty
- Rough Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rough Point is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Point
- Defeated
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Defeated is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defeated
- Philippi
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Philippi is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philippi
- Burgess
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Burgess is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Brush Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Brush Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Dowelltown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Johnsons Chapel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Johnsons Chapel is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Chapel
- Cookeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Difficult
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Difficult is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Difficult
- Estimated population in 2014: 14,993 people
- Gainesboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Monoville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Monoville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monoville
- 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 Putnam County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Burton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carthage
- Cookeville
- Gainesboro
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:
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 #1279131 (Burton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1279131 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: Putnam
- Est. Elev: 300 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Buffalo Valley
- Location given for Burton Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.1803374 Lon: -85.770261
- 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 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' (or 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. |