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A visit to the Burgess 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 Burgess Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Burgess Cemetery:

43.2131, -72.5904

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Burgess Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Burgess Cemetery is located in Windham County<2>.

The county seat for Windham County is located in Newfane. Newfane lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Burgess Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Burgess Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Burgess Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Burgess Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Cobb - West Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Cobb - West Cemetery is located in Windham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb - West Cemetery
  • Middletown Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Middletown Cemetery is located in Windham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown Cemetery
  • Village Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Village Cemetery is located in Windham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Cemetery
  • Wright - Bartonsville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Williams River - Wright Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Brookside Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Brookside Cemetery is located in Windsor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside Cemetery
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Windsor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
  • Houghtonville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Houghtonville Cemetery is located in Windham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghtonville Cemetery
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • North Street Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The North Street Cemetery is located in Windsor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Street Cemetery
  • Simsbury Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Simsbury Cemetery is located in Windsor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simsbury Cemetery
  • Popple Dungeon Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Cambridgeport Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • The Cambridgeport Cemetery is located in Windham County
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    • Baileys Mills Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Baileys Mills Cemetery is located in Windsor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileys Mills Cemetery
    • North Windham Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The North Windham Cemetery is located in Windham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Windham Cemetery
    • Woodburn Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Woodburn Cemetery is located in Windham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn Cemetery
    • Rockingham Meeting - House Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Parker Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Parker Hill Cemetery is located in Windsor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Hill Cemetery
    • Stiles Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Stiles Cemetery is located in Windham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles Cemetery
    • Saxtons River Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Saxtons River Cemetery is located in Windham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxtons River Cemetery
    • Oliver Lovell Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Oliver Lovell Cemetery is located in Windham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver Lovell Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Burgess Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Burgess Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Grafton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Grafton is located in Windham County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
  • Grafton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Brockways Mills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Brockways Mills is located in Windham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockways Mills
  • Chester Depot
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Chester Depot is located in Windsor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Depot
  • Chester
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Cambridgeport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Cambridgeport is located in Windham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridgeport
  • Rockingham
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Rockingham is located in Windham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockingham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,986 people
  • Chester
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Chester is located in Windsor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,018 people
  • Athens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Athens is located in Windham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
  • Rockingham
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Londonderry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Londonderry is located in Windham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londonderry
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,639 people
  • Athens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Athens is located in Windham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 435 people
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Saxtons River
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Andover
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Windham
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Windham is located in Windham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
    • Windham
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Springfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Springfield is located in Windsor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,875 people
    • Andover
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Andover is located in Windsor County
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
    • Simonsville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Simonsville is located in Windsor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simonsville
    • South Windham
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • South Windham is located in Windham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Windham
    • Bellows Falls
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Charlestown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Springfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • North Springfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • North Westminster
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • North Westminster is located in Windham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Westminster
      • Estimated population in 2011: 246 people

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 Burgess Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Windham County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Burgess Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Burgess Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Vermont:
  • Pages specific to Windham 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 Burgess Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1456657  (Burgess Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1456657 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: Windham
      • Est. Elev: 332 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Saxtons River
      • Location given for Burgess Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.2131316     Lon: -72.5903693
      • 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 Vermont's counties, including Windham, 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- Burgess 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.