Welcome to Burnsville ...

Burnsville is located in Dallas County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Burnsville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

Burnsville is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Burnsville is within the boundaries of the (334) area code.

Communities Also Named Burnsville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Burnsville - they are located in Indiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Brunswick, North Carolina (2), Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Burnsville ...

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

• Selma
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selma have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
  • Selma is located in Dallas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,671 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selma <4>
• Valley Grande
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Grande have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Grande
  • Valley Grande is located in Dallas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,468 people
• Autaugaville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Autaugaville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autaugaville
  • Autaugaville is located in Autauga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 882 people
• White Hall
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
  • White Hall is located in Lowndes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 737 people
• Billingsley
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billingsley
  • Billingsley is located in Autauga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Billingsley <4>
• Benton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
  • Benton is located in Lowndes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
• Fremont
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
  • Fremont is located in Autauga County
• Jones
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
  • Jones is located in Autauga County
• Tyler
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyler have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
  • Tyler is located in Dallas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tyler <4>
• Vine Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vine Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Hill
  • Vine Hill is located in Autauga 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 Burnsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Burnsville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Burnsville ...

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

Adding Burnsville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Burnsville 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 Burnsville was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Burnsville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Burnsville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/