A visit to the Burnt Branch 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 Burnt Branch Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Burnt Branch Cemetery:
32.1562, -99.2773
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Burnt Branch Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Burnt Branch Cemetery is located in Callahan County<2>.
The county seat for Callahan County is located in Baird. Baird lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Burnt Branch Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Burnt Branch Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the Burnt Branch Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Burnt Branch Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Caddo Peak Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Caddo Peak Cemetery is located in Callahan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo Peak Cemetery
- Oglesby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Oglesby Cemetery is located in Callahan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oglesby Cemetery
- Dressy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Dressy Cemetery is located in Callahan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dressy Cemetery
- Belle Plain Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Belle Plain Cemetery is located in Callahan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Plain Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Coleman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Pioneer Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Liberty Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sabanno Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Sabanno Cemetery is located in Eastland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabanno Cemetery
- Cross Cut Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Cross Cut Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Cut Cemetery
- Haskell Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Haskell Cemetery is located in Eastland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskell Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Salt Tank Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Wayside Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- The Wayside Cemetery is located in Eastland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside Cemetery
- Pisgah Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Eastland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Callahan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Coleman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Eastland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- St. Joachim Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Joachim Cemetery is located in Callahan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joachim Cemetery
- Tecumseh Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- The Tecumseh Cemetery is located in Callahan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh Cemetery
- Rising Star Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Dothan Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- The Dothan Cemetery is located in Eastland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dothan Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Burnt Branch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Burnt Branch Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cottonwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cottonwood is located in Callahan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Rowden
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rowden is located in Callahan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowden
- Cross Plains
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Burkett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cross Cut
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cross Cut is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Cut
- Belle Plain ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Plain is located in Callahan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Plain
- Nimrod ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nimrod is located in Eastland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimrod
- Putnam
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Denton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Denton is located in Callahan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
- Denton has also been known as:
- Denton Valley
- Baird
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rising Star
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Clyde
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Eula
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eula is located in Callahan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eula
- Novice
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Fry ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Fry is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry
- Okra
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Okra is located in Eastland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okra
- Cisco
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Goldsboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Coleman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- May
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Potosi
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Potosi is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potosi
- Mangum ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mangum is located in Eastland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangum
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 Burnt Branch Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Callahan County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Burnt Branch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Baird
- Baird lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Burnt Branch Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Baird.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird
- Cisco
- Clyde
- Clyde lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Burnt Branch Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Clyde.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Coleman
- Cross Plains
- Goldsboro
- Moran
- Moran lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Burnt Branch Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Moran.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran
- Putnam
- Putnam lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Burnt Branch Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Putnam.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- Rising Star
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 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 Burnt Branch Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Callahan 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 Burnt Branch Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1331707 (Burnt Branch Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1331707 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: Callahan
- Est. Elev: 539 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rowden
- Location given for Burnt Branch Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.1562471 Lon: -99.2772897
- 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 Texas' counties, including Callahan, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Burnt Branch 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. |