Welcome to Burks Garden ...
Burks Garden is located in Tuscaloosa County<1>.
Burks Garden is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Burks Garden lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Burks Garden: 205 & 659<3>
Communities near Burks Garden ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Burks Garden.
- Northport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Moundville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Brookwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Vance
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Coaling
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Coaling is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,633 people
- Coker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cottondale
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Holt
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Holt is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
- Wood Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wood Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Village
- Peterson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Peterson is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson
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 Burks Garden. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Burks Garden.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Burks Garden. 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 Burks Garden.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Burks Garden. See our Newspapers Page for Burks Garden.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Burks Garden ...
Looking for more information about Burks Garden? 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 Burks Garden, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Burks Garden.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Tuscaloosa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Burks Garden - 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 205 code has been Overlayed with the 659 area code. New phone numbers in the Burks Garden area will be assigned with one of these codes: 205 or 659. As a result, placing a call in the Burks Garden 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. |