Welcome to Burningtown ...

Burningtown is located in Macon County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Burningtown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1840.

Burningtown is 2,140 feet [652 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Burningtown is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Burningtown is within the (828) area code.

Communities near Burningtown ...

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

• Franklin
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Macon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,121 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <4>
• Sylva
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylva
  • Sylva is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,739 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylva <4>
• Bryson City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryson City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryson City
  • Bryson City is located in Swain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,443 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryson City <4>
• Highlands
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highlands have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlands
  • Highlands is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 984 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highlands <4>
• Robbinsville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robbinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbinsville
  • Robbinsville is located in Graham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 716 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robbinsville <4>
• Webster
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
  • Webster is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
• Forest Hills
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
  • Forest Hills is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
  • Forest Hills has also been known as:
  • Forest Hills village
  • Village of Forest Hills
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Hills <4>
• Dillard
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillard
  • Dillard is located in Rabun County (GA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillard <4>
• Sky Valley
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sky Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Valley
  • Sky Valley is located in Rabun County (GA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sky Valley <4>
• Dillsboro
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dillsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillsboro
  • Dillsboro is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillsboro <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Burningtown ...

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

Adding Burningtown to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Burningtown post office opened in 1840.

We also found Burningtown on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Burningtown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Macon County: www.maconnc.org/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/