Welcome to Burch ...

Burch is located in Calvert County<1>.

The location of Burch has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Burch, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Burch is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Burch lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Burch ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Burch - they are located in Arizona, Missouri, North Carolina, South Dakota and West Virginia (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Burch.

Communities near Burch ...

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

• La Plata
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Plata
  • La Plata is located in Charles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Plata <4>
• Chesapeake Beach
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesapeake Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesapeake Beach
  • Chesapeake Beach is located in Calvert County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,066 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesapeake Beach <4>
• Leonardtown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leonardtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardtown
  • Leonardtown is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,912 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leonardtown <4>
• North Beach
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Beach
  • North Beach is located in Calvert County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,054 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Beach <4>
• Eagle Harbor
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
  • Eagle Harbor is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
• Port Tobacco Village
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Tobacco Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Tobacco Village
  • Port Tobacco Village is located in Charles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
• Calvert Towne
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calvert Towne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert Towne
  • Calvert Towne is located in Calvert County
• Cedarhaven
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarhaven
  • Cedarhaven is located in Prince George's County
• Prince Frederick
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince Frederick
  • Prince Frederick is located in Calvert County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prince Frederick <4>
• Abington Shores
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington Shores
  • Abington Shores is located in Calvert 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 Burch. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Burch.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Burch. 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 Burch.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Burch ...

Looking for more information about Burch? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Burch, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Burch.

Adding Burch to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Burch in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Burch was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Burch post office opened in 1883.

We also found Burch in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Burch.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Burch. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Calvert County: www.co.cal.md.us/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/