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Welcome to Burgess ...

Burgess is located in Charlevoix County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Burgess, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1877.

Burgess is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Burgess is located in the (231) area code.

Communities Also Named Burgess ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Burgess - they are located in Alabama, California, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, North Dakota, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Burgess ...

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

  • Petoskey
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Boyne City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyne City
    • Boyne City is located in Charlevoix County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,717 people
    • Former names for Boyne City:
    • Bay Springs
    • Boyne
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyne City <4>
  • Charlevoix
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • East Jordan
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Jordan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Jordan
    • East Jordan is located in Charlevoix County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,339 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Jordan <4>
  • Harbor Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Springs
    • Harbor Springs is located in Emmet County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,203 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harbor Springs <4>
  • Alanson
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alanson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanson
    • Alanson is located in Emmet County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alanson <4>
  • Ellsworth
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Boyne Falls
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Bay Harbor
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Horton Bay
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Bay
    • Horton Bay is located in Charlevoix 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 Burgess. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Burgess.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Burgess ...

Looking for more information about Burgess? 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 Burgess, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Burgess.

Adding Burgess to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Burgess 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 Burgess was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Burgess post office opened in 1877.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Burgess.

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

The official website for Charlevoix County: www.charlevoixcounty.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Charlevoix, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Burgess - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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