Welcome to Burroughs ...

Burroughs is located in Chatham County<1>.

The location of Burroughs has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Burroughs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

Burroughs is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Burroughs lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Burroughs: (912)

Communities Also Named Burroughs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Burroughs - they are located in Florida, Louisiana and Texas.

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

Communities near Burroughs ...

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

• Savannah
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savannah
  • Savannah is located in Chatham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 143,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savannah <4>
• Pooler
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pooler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pooler
  • Pooler is located in Chatham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,022 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pooler <4>
• Richmond Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
  • Richmond Hill is located in Bryan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,408 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond Hill <4>
• Port Wentworth
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Wentworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Wentworth
  • Port Wentworth is located in Chatham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,812 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Wentworth <4>
• Port Wentworth Junction
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Wentworth Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Wentworth Junction
  • Port Wentworth Junction is located in Chatham County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 9,641 people
• Garden City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • Garden City is located in Chatham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,213 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden City <4>
• Rossignol Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rossignol Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossignol Hill
  • Rossignol Hill is located in Chatham County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 4,009 people
• Bloomingdale
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
  • Bloomingdale is located in Chatham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,136 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomingdale <4>
• Exley
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Exley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exley
  • Exley is located in Effingham County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,894 people
• Montgomery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
  • Montgomery is located in Chatham County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 2,719 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Burroughs ...

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

Adding Burroughs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Burroughs 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 Burroughs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Burroughs post office opened in 1887.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Burroughs.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Chatham County: www.chathamcounty.org/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/