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Welcome to West Burlington ...

West Burlington is located in Kit Carson County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for West Burlington: W. Burlington

West Burlington is 4,190 feet [1,277 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of West Burlington is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: West Burlington lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from West Burlington (for example, toward Brewster (KS)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for West Burlington: 719

Communities Also Named West Burlington ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named West Burlington - they are located in Iowa, New York, North Carolina and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near West Burlington ...

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

  • Stratton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Bethune
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Kanorado
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Ruleton
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Ruleton is located in Sherman County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruleton
  • Vona
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Vona is located in Kit Carson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vona
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vona <3>
  • Hale
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Hale is located in Yuma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
  • Kirk
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Caruso
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Caruso is located in Sherman County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caruso
  • Idalia
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Seibert
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Burlington ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Kit Carson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Burlington - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.