A visit to the Burch 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 Burch Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Burch Cemetery:
30.2116, -96.3144
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Burch Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Burch Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Brenham. Brenham lies just to the west southwest of the Burch Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Burch Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Burch Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Roberts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Whitfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Whitfield Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield Cemetery
- Coplyn Spring Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Coplyn Spring Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coplyn Spring Cemetery
- Willingham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Willingham Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willingham Cemetery
- Cress Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cress Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cress Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Campground Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Campground Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campground Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Brenham Masonic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Brenham Masonic Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenham Masonic Cemetery
- The Brenham Masonic Cemetery has also been known as:
- Yellow Fever Cemetery
- Camptown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Camptown Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camptown Cemetery
- Baptist Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Baptist Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Chappell Hill Masonic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Masonic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Masonic Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
- Meyer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Meyer Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyer Cemetery
- Struckmeyer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Struckmeyer Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Struckmeyer Cemetery
- Clear Spring Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Clear Spring Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Spring Cemetery
- Willow Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Willow Grove Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- HIC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The HIC Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for HIC Cemetery
- Prairie Lea Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Prairie Lea Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Lea Cemetery
- The Prairie Lea Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brenham Cemetery
- St. Stanislaus Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Atkinson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Atkinson Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Burch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Burch Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Whitman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Whitman is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman
- Brenham
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Chappell Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Independence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- New Wehdem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- New Wehdem is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Wehdem
- Sempronius ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sempronius is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sempronius
- Kenney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Graball ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Graball is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
- Gay Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Gay Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Hill
- Washington ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Scofield ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Scofield is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scofield
- Clay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Buckhorn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Buckhorn is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Saint Paul
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Paul is located in Waller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Allen Farm
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Allen Farm is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Farm
- Quarry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Quarry is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry
- Wesley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wesley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Somerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rehburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rehburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehburg
- Greenvine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greenvine is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvine
- Bleiblerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hempstead
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Burton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
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 Burch Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Burch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bellville
- Brenham
- Chappell Hill
- Hempstead
- Somerville
- Washington - Historic
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Burch Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 Burch Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1331665 (Burch Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1331665 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 80 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Chappell Hill
- Location given for Burch Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.2116031 Lon: -96.3144082
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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 Texas' counties, including Washington, 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 from Point A (ie- Burch 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |