Welcome to Burnside ...

Burnside is located in Lapeer County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Burnside, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Burnside, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1866.

Burnside is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Burnside ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 30 communities that are also named Burnside - they are located in Alberta, Arizona, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois (3), Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Manitoba, Mississippi, New York, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia (3), Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina, South Dakota and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Burnside ...

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

• Lapeer
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lapeer have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapeer
  • Lapeer is located in Lapeer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,452 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lapeer <5>
• Imlay City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Imlay City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imlay City
  • Imlay City is located in Lapeer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,585 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Imlay City <5>
• Sandusky
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
  • Sandusky is located in Sanilac County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,494 people
  • Former name for Sandusky:
  • Sanilac Centre
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandusky <5>
• Yale
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
  • Yale is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yale <5>
• Capac
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capac
  • Capac is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,846 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Capac <5>
• Marlette
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlette
  • Marlette is located in Sanilac County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,752 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marlette <5>
• Brown City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown City
  • Brown City is located in Lapeer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,238 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brown City <5>
• North Branch
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Branch
  • North Branch is located in Lapeer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,008 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Branch <5>
• Dryden
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dryden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
  • Dryden is located in Lapeer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dryden <5>
• Mayville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
  • Mayville is located in Tuscola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayville <5>

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 Burnside. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Burnside.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Burnside ...

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

Adding Burnside to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Burnside 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 Burnside was on a map titled Road Map for Michigan (from Shell Oil, 1956).

We also found Burnside in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Burnside post office opened in 1866.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Burnside.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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