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Welcome to Burgess ...

Burgess is located in Cherokee County<1>.

Burgess is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Burgess (for example, toward Lyerly (GA)), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Burgess: 256 & 938<3>

Communities Also Named Burgess ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Burgess - they are located in California, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, North Dakota, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Burgess.

Communities near Burgess ...

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

  • Martindale
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Martindale is located in Walker County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martindale
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 35,795 people
  • Euthtilloga ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Euthtilloga is located in Chattooga County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euthtilloga
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 29,011 people
  • Fort Payne
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Rainsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Summerville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Henagar
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Trion
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Trion is located in Chattooga County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trion
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trion <4>
  • Sylvania
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Sylvania is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,860 people
  • Cedar Bluff
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Ider
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Burgess ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Cherokee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Burgess - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 256 code has been Overlayed with the 938 area code. New phone numbers in the Burgess area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Burgess area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.