Welcome to Burkmere ...

Burkmere is located in Faulk County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Burkmere, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Burkmere is 1,740 feet [530 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Burkmere lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Burkmere (for example, toward Marksville), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Burkmere is located in the (605) area code.

Communities near Burkmere ...

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

• Wecota
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wecota
  • Wecota is located in Faulk County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,833 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wecota <4>
• Faulkton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulkton
  • Faulkton is located in Faulk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 708 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Faulkton <4>
• Miranda
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miranda
  • Miranda is located in Faulk County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 122 people
• Cresbard
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cresbard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresbard
  • Cresbard is located in Faulk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cresbard <4>
• Orient
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient
  • Orient is located in Faulk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orient <4>
• Seneca
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
  • Seneca is located in Faulk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 37 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <4>
• Tolstoy
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolstoy
  • Tolstoy is located in Potter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tolstoy <4>
• Onaka
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onaka
  • Onaka is located in Faulk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onaka <4>
• Millard
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
  • Millard is located in Faulk County
• Loyalton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loyalton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalton
  • Loyalton is located in Edmunds 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 Burkmere. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Burkmere.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Burkmere ...

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

Adding Burkmere to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Burkmere 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 Burkmere was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Burkmere.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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