A visit to the Burleson Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Burleson Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Burleson Cemetery (FG ID #2246844).
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 Burleson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Burleson Cemetery:
33.5889, -96.5249
The Burleson Cemetery is located in Grayson County<2>.
The county seat for Grayson County is located in Sherman. Sherman lies just to the northwest of the Burleson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Burleson Cemetery.
Name Variations for Burleson Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Burleson Cemetery has also been known as:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Burleson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Burleson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Luella Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Harris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cedar Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cottonwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Holloway Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- White Rock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Akers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- White Mound Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Washburn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Antioch Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bethany Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Taylor Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Austin Street Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Batsell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Goff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Shannon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- West Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Everheart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bells North Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Francis Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Allred Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Isom Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bigbee Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dripping Spring Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Burleson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Burleson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Luella
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ida
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Whiterock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tribune
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Tom Bean
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sherman
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kentucky Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bells
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Howe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Twin City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Twin City is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin City
- Knollwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Knollwood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knollwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 503 people
- Whitewright
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Savoy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dorchester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dorchester is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
- Cannon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cannon is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Frontier Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Frontier Village is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier Village
- Van Alstyne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pilot Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Denison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sedalia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Orangeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mantua ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mantua is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua
- Red River City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Red River City is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red River City
- Ector
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hendrix
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pottsboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gage
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Southmayd
(14 miles [22.5 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 Burleson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Grayson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Burleson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Denison
- Howe
- Howe lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Burleson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Howe.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
- Pottsboro
- Savoy
- Sherman
- Tom Bean
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 websites either 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 Burleson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Grayson 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 Burleson Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2246844
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1365815 (Providence Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1365815 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: Grayson
- Est. Elev: 224 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Howe
- Location given for Providence Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.588718 Lon: -96.5247105
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Grayson, 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- Burleson 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. |