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Welcome to Burling ...

So far, we found very little information about Burling. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Burling to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Burling, please Contact Us.


Burling would have been located within present day Tulare County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Burling is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Burling was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Burling ...

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

  • Visalia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Visalia is also located in Tulare County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Visalia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 135,007 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Visalia <4>
  • Porterville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Corcoran
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Lindsay
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Lindsay is also located in Tulare County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsay
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,908 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lindsay <4>
  • Farmersville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Exeter
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Exeter is also located in Tulare County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,423 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Exeter <4>
  • Loma
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Loma is also located in Tulare County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma
  • Tagus
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Tagus is also located in Tulare County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tagus
  • Tipton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Ambler
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Ambler is also located in Tulare County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambler

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

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

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

Adding Burling to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Burling 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 (so far) for Burling was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Burling.

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 Burling, 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 Tulare, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Burling - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.