A visit to the Burns 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 Burns Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Burns Cemetery:
42.8144, -90.8818
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Burns Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Burns Cemetery is located in Grant County<2>.
The county seat for Grant County is located in Lancaster. Lancaster lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Burns Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Burns Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Burns Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Burns Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Beetown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Beetown Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beetown Cemetery
- Dodge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Providence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Blake Prairie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Sprauge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Sprauge Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprauge Cemetery
- Hurricane Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hurricane Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane Cemetery
- Little Grant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Little Grant Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Grant Cemetery
- Ramsey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Ramsey Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Cemetery
- Kinney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Kinney Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinney Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Morrell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Morrell Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrell Cemetery
- Union - Lumpkin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Scott Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Gockel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Gockel Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gockel Cemetery
- Cassville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Cassville Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville Cemetery
- Boice Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Boice Creek Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boice Creek Cemetery
- St. Clements Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The St. Clements Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Clements Cemetery
- Charlotte Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Charlotte Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte Cemetery
- St. Charles Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Charles Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Charles Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Burns Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Burns Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Beetown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Beetown is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beetown
- North Andover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- North Andover is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Andover
- Bloomington
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomington is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Cassville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cassville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
- Lancaster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lancaster is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,700 people
- Patch Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Patch Grove is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patch Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
- Glen Haven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Glen Haven is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
- Turkey River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Turkey River is located in Clayton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey River
- North Buena Vista
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- North Buena Vista is located in Clayton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Buena Vista
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Waupeton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Waupeton is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waupeton
- Mount Hope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mount Hope is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Guttenberg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Millville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Millville is located in Clayton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Estimated population in 2014: 29 people
- Balltown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Balltown is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Old Balltown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Old Balltown is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Balltown
- Potosi
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Potosi is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potosi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 668 people
- Mount Ida
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Ida is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ida
- Bagley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bagley is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Tennyson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tennyson is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennyson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
- Clayton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clayton is located in Clayton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
- Osterdock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Osterdock is located in Clayton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osterdock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Holy Cross
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Holy Cross is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
- Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
- Sherrill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Stitzer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stitzer is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stitzer
- Werley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Werley is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Werley
- Wyalusing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wyalusing is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyalusing
- Millville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Millville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
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 Burns Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Grant County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Burns Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bloomington
- Cassville
- Clayton
- Guttenberg
- Lancaster
- Potosi
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Burns Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Grant 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 Burns Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1562438 (Burns Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1562438 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: Grant
- Est. Elev: 308 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Beetown
- Location given for Burns Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.814435 Lon: -90.8817936
- 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 Wisconsin's counties, including Grant, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Burns 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. |
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