Welcome to Burgettstown ...

Burgettstown is located in Washington County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Burgettstown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Burgettstown has a population of 1,314 people<3> (see below for details).

Burgettstown is 1,190 feet [363 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Websites for Burgettstown ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.washcochamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Burgettstown, the following might be of interest:

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Burgettstown had an population of 1,314 people. This is a decrease of 5.33% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 16.62% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Burgettstown had a population of 1,388 people. This makes Burgettstown the county's 12th most populous community.

The population of Burgettstown represents 0.01% of the population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 518th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,388 people, the population of Burgettstown decreased 11.93% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,576 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Burgettstown.

Communities near Burgettstown ...

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

• Bethel Park
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Park
  • Bethel Park is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,212 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethel Park <5>
• Weirton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weirton
  • Weirton is located in Hancock County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,068 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weirton <5>
• Steubenville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steubenville
  • Steubenville is located in Jefferson County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,586 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steubenville <5>
• Whitehall
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
  • Whitehall is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,313 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitehall <5>
• Washington
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,249 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <5>
• Canonsburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canonsburg
  • Canonsburg is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,751 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canonsburg <5>
• Castle Shannon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Shannon
  • Castle Shannon is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,371 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castle Shannon <5>
• Dormont
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dormont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dormont
  • Dormont is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,224 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dormont <5>
• Bellevue
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellevue have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
  • Bellevue is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,980 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellevue <5>
• Carnegie
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carnegie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnegie
  • Carnegie is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,752 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carnegie <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 Burgettstown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Burgettstown.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Burgettstown ...

Looking for more information about Burgettstown? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Burgettstown, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Burgettstown.

Adding Burgettstown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Burgettstown 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 Burgettstown was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Burgettstown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/