A visit to the Burkett Cemetery ...
The location of the Burkett 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 Burkett Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Burkett Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Burkett Cemetery
Lat: 29.6100° (29° 36' 35")
Lon: -97.1525° (-97° 9' 9")
The Burkett Cemetery is located in Lavaca County<2>.
The county seat for Lavaca County is located in Hallettsville. Hallettsville lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the southeast of the Burkett 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 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 Burkett Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Lavaca County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Burkett Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Burkett Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Moulton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Flatonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Komensky
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Komensky
- Komensky is located in Lavaca County
- Praha
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Praha
- Praha is located in Fayette County
- Praha has also been known as:
- Hottentot
- Engle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engle
- Engle is located in Fayette County
- Moravia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moravia
- Moravia is located in Lavaca County
- Waelder
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Breslau
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breslau
- Breslau is located in Lavaca County
- Colony
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Colony is located in Fayette County
- Shiner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Kokernot
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kokernot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokernot
- Kokernot is located in Gonzales County
- Wied
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wied have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wied
- Wied is located in Lavaca County
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Cistern
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cistern
- Cistern is located in Fayette County
- Former names for Cistern:
- Cockrell's Hill
- Milton
- Whiteside's Prairie
- Schulenburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Freyburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freyburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freyburg
- Freyburg is located in Fayette County
- Muldoon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Glaze City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glaze City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glaze City
- Glaze City is located in Gonzales County
- Hallettsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hackberry ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hackberry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry
- Hackberry is located in Lavaca County
- Jeddo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeddo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
- Jeddo is located in Bastrop County
- Sandy Fork
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Fork
- Sandy Fork is located in Gonzales County
- Hamon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamon
- Hamon is located in Gonzales County
- Sweet Home
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweet Home have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home
- Sweet Home is located in Lavaca County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sweet Home <4>
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 Burkett Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lavaca County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Burkett Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Flatonia
- Gonzales
- Hallettsville
- Moulton
- Schulenburg
- Shiner
- Waelder
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Burkett Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Burkett Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Old Moulton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Moulton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Old Moulton Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Moulton Cemetery
- Baursville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baursville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Baursville Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baursville Cemetery
- Castleman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Castleman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Castleman Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Castleman Cemetery
- Slavonic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Slavonic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Slavonic Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Slavonic Cemetery
- Old Flatonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Flatonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Old Flatonia Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Flatonia Cemetery
- Slavonic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Slavonic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Slavonic Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Slavonic Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
- Sommers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sommers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Sommers Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sommers Cemetery
- Andrews Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Andrew Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Eden Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Eden Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
- The Mt. Eden Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Eden Church Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Eden Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2351500 <6>
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Criswell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Criswell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Criswell Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Criswell Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Cochran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cochran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Cochran Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cochran Cemetery
- Stonewall Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stonewall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Stonewall Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stonewall Cemetery
- Waelder City Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Witting Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fitzgerald Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fitzgerald Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Fitzgerald Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fitzgerald Cemetery
- Mulberry Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mulberry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mulberry Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mulberry Cemetery
- Pine Springs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Pine Springs Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Springs 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 Burkett Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1331679 (Burkett Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1331679 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: Moulton
- County: Lavaca Elev: 129
- Location given for GNIS #1331679 (Burkett Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.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 Texas' counties, including Lavaca, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Burkett Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.6100, Longitude: -97.1525 In this case, the coordinates for the Burkett 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> | 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. |
<6> | 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. |