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Nearest Communities to Burns,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Burns, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Burns:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Burns.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.

Burns is located in Eagle County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Eagle County: Garfield, Grand, Lake, Pitkin, Routt & Summit.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 39 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Burns. Of these communities, 18 are located in counties other than Eagle County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Burns (which is Eagle County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Burns

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Eagle County   (where Burns resides)
    • County Website:   www.eagle-county.com/
    • County Seat for Eagle:   Eagle
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Burns   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Burns.
      • Derby Junction
        (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Derby Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby Junction
        • Derby Junction is located in Eagle County
      • Dell
        (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell
        • Dell is located in Eagle County
      • McCoy
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCoy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy
        • McCoy is located in Eagle County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCoy <4>
      • Bond
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Orestod
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orestod have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orestod
        • Orestod is located in Eagle County
      • Copper Spur
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copper Spur have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Spur
        • Copper Spur is located in Eagle County
      • State Bridge
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for State Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Bridge
        • State Bridge is located in Eagle County
      • Yarmony
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yarmony have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarmony
        • Yarmony is located in Eagle County
      • Eagle
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Gypsum
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Wolcott
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolcott have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcott
        • Wolcott is located in Eagle County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolcott <4>
      • Dotsero
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dotsero have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotsero
        • Dotsero is located in Eagle County
      • Continue List   (9 more) ...
        • Wilmor
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilmor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmor
          • Wilmor is located in Eagle County
        • Carterville
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carterville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterville
          • Carterville is located in Eagle County
        • Sheephorn
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheephorn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheephorn
          • Sheephorn is located in Eagle County
        • Edwards
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edwards have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
          • Edwards is located in Eagle County
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwards <4>
        • Avon
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
          • Avon is located in Eagle County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,952 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <4>
        • Beaver Creek
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Fulford ‑ Historic
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fulford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulford
          • Fulford is located in Eagle County
        • Dowds Junction
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dowds Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowds Junction
          • Dowds Junction is located in Eagle County
        • West Vail
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Vail have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Vail
          • West Vail is located in Eagle County
  • Garfield County
    • County Website:   www.garfield-county.com/
    • County Seat for Garfield:   Glenwood Springs
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Burns   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Burns.
      • Allen
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
        • Allen is located in Garfield County
      • Shoshone
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoshone have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoshone
        • Shoshone is located in Garfield County
      • Carbonate ‑ Historic
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carbonate. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbonate
        • Carbonate is located in Garfield County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Carbonate
        • From Burns to Carbonate
      • Higby
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Higby have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higby
        • Higby is located in Garfield County
      • Grizzly
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grizzly have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grizzly
        • Grizzly is located in Garfield County
      • No Name
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for No Name have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for No Name
        • No Name is located in Garfield County
  • Grand County
    • County Website:   www.co.grand.co.us/
    • County Seat for Grand:   Hot Sulphur Springs
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Burns   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Burns.
      • Radium
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Radium have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium
        • Radium is located in Grand County
      • Azure
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Azure have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azure
        • Azure is located in Grand County
      • Kremmling
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Routt County
  • Summit County
    • County Website:   www.co.summit.co.us/
    • County Seat for Summit:   Breckenridge
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Burns   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Burns.
      • Doenz Place
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doenz Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doenz Place
        • Doenz Place is located in Summit County
      • Parkville ‑ Historic
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
        • Parkville is located in Summit County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Burns) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Burns. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8744, Longitude: -106.8911       In this case, the coordinates for Burns have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.




 

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