Welcome to Burchell ...
So far, we found very little information about Burchell. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Burchell to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Burchell, please Contact Us.
Burchell would have been located within present day Merced County<2>.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Burchell is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Burchell was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Burchell was located: 209 & 350<4>
Communities near Burchell ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Burchell.
- Merced
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merced
- Merced is located in Merced County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88,235 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merced <5>
- Atwater
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwater
- Atwater is located in Merced County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,296 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atwater <5>
- Chowchilla
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chowchilla
- Chowchilla is located in Madera County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,153 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chowchilla <5>
- Athlone
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Tuttle
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuttle
- Tuttle is located in Merced County
- El Nido
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Nido
- El Nido is located in Merced County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Nido <5>
- Catheys Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catheys Valley
- Catheys Valley is located in Mariposa County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catheys Valley <5>
- Berenda
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berenda
- Berenda is located in Madera County
- Hornitos
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornitos
- Hornitos is located in Mariposa County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hornitos <5>
- Fluhr
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fluhr
- Fluhr is located in Merced 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 Burchell. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Burchell.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Burchell. 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 Burchell.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Burchell. See our Newspapers Page for Burchell.
Adding Burchell to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Burchell in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Burchell was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Burchell.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Merced County: www.co.merced.ca.us/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Burchell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Merced, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Burchell - 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 209 code has been Overlayed with the 350 area code. New phone numbers in the Burchell area will be assigned with one of these codes: 209 or 350. As a result, placing a call in the Burchell 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |