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Welcome to Burlington ...

Burlington is located in Elmore County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Burlington, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.

When the people of Burlington refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Burlingtonian<2>

Burlington is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Area Codes for Burlington: 334 & 483<4>

Communities Also Named Burlington ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 45 communities that are also named Burlington - they are located in Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, New York (2), Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina (2), North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio (5), Oklahoma (2), Ontario (2), Oregon (2), Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Burlington ...

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

  • Wetumpka
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Tuskegee
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Tallassee
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Eclectic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Notasulga
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Franklin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Shorter
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Loachapoka
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • East Tallassee
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • East Tallassee is located in Tallapoosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tallassee
  • Tallapoosa City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Tallapoosa City is located in Tallapoosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallapoosa City

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Burlington ...

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

Adding Burlington to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Burlington 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 (so far) for Burlington was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Burlington post office opened in 1900. The Burlington post office closed in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Burlington.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Elmore, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Burlington refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Burlington may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Burlington - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 334 code has been Overlayed with the 483 area code. New phone numbers in the Burlington area will be assigned with one of these codes: 334 or 483. As a result, placing a call in the Burlington area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/