Welcome to Burly ...

Burly is located in Clearfield County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Burly, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Burly is 1,890 feet [576 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Burly: (814)

Communities near Burly ...

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

• Clearfield
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
  • Clearfield is located in Clearfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,784 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearfield <4>
• Tyrone
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyrone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
  • Tyrone is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,095 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tyrone <4>
• Philipsburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Philipsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philipsburg
  • Philipsburg is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philipsburg <4>
• Curwensville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curwensville
  • Curwensville is located in Clearfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,359 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Curwensville <4>
• Osceola Mills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osceola Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola Mills
  • Osceola Mills is located in Clearfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,058 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osceola Mills <4>
• Chester Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chester Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Hill
  • Chester Hill is located in Clearfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
• Houtzdale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houtzdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houtzdale
  • Houtzdale is located in Clearfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 739 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houtzdale <4>
• Irvona
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvona
  • Irvona is located in Clearfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 602 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvona <4>
• Port Matilda
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Matilda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Matilda
  • Port Matilda is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Matilda <4>
• Coalport
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalport
  • Coalport is located in Clearfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coalport <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 Burly. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Burly.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Burly ...

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

Adding Burly to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Burly in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

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

From that list, the Burly post office opened in 1903.

We also found Burly on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Burly.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Clearfield County: www.clearfieldco.org/

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