Welcome to Burchell ...

So far, we found very little information about Burchell. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Burchell to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Burchell, please Contact Us.

Burchell would have been located within present day Merced County<2>.

The location of Burchell has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Burchell is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Burchell was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Burchell still existed, it would have been in the (209) area code.

Communities near Burchell ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Burchell.

• Merced
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merced
  • Merced is located in Merced County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 88,235 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merced <5>
• Atwater
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwater
  • Atwater is located in Merced County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atwater <5>
• Chowchilla
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chowchilla
  • Chowchilla is located in Madera County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,153 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chowchilla <5>
• Athlone
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Athlone have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athlone
  • Athlone is located in Merced County
• Tuttle
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuttle
  • Tuttle is located in Merced County
• El Nido
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Nido
  • El Nido is located in Merced County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Nido <5>
• Catheys Valley
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catheys Valley
  • Catheys Valley is located in Mariposa County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catheys Valley <5>
• Berenda
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berenda
  • Berenda is located in Madera County
• Hornitos
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornitos
  • Hornitos is located in Mariposa County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hornitos <5>
• Fluhr
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fluhr
  • Fluhr is located in Merced County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Burchell. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Burchell.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Burchell. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Burchell.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Burchell. See our Newspapers Page for Burchell.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Merced County: www.co.merced.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/