Welcome to Burner ...
Burner is located in Pocahontas County<1>.
The location of Burner has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Burner, you might consider that their post office opened in 1904.
Burner is 2,910 feet [887 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Burner is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: Burner lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area codes for Burner: (304) and (681)<4>
Communities Also Named Burner ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Burner - it's located in Nevada.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Burner.
Communities near Burner ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Burner.
- Mill Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Mill Creek is located in Randolph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 681 people
- Beverly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Beverly is located in Randolph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 657 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beverly <5>
- Durbin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durbin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Durbin is located in Pocahontas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durbin <5>
- Huttonsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huttonsville
- Huttonsville is located in Randolph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huttonsville <5>
- Monterey
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monterey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Monterey is located in Highland County (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monterey <5>
- Frank
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frank
- Frank is located in Pocahontas County
- Thornwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornwood
- Thornwood is located in Pocahontas County
- Wildell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Elkwater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwater
- Elkwater is located in Randolph County
- Lee Bell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Burner. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Burner.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Burner. 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 Burner.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Burner. See our Newspapers Page for Burner.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Burner ...
Looking for more information about Burner? 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 Burner, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Burner.
Adding Burner to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Burner 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 Burner was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Burner post office opened in 1904.
We also found Burner on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Burner.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Burner. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Pocahontas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Burner - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | Area code (681) is an overlay for area code (304). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |