Welcome to Burke ...

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

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

Burke was located in the Idaho Panhandle.

Burke would have been located within present day Shoshone County<2>.

We aren't confident of the location of Burke, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>

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

While the community is gone, the present day location for Burke is 3,700 feet [1,128 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Burke is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel east from Burke (for example, toward Thompson Falls (MT)), you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

The location where Burke once stood is in the (208) & (986)<5> area codes.

Communities Also Named Burke ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Burke - they are located in California, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, New York, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Burke ...

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

• Kellogg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kellogg have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
  • Kellogg is located in Shoshone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,130 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kellogg <7>
• Pinehurst
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinehurst have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
  • Pinehurst is located in Shoshone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,620 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinehurst <7>
• Osburn
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osburn
  • Osburn is located in Shoshone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,569 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osburn <7>
• Wallace
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
  • Wallace is located in Shoshone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 778 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallace <7>
• Mullan
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mullan have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullan
  • Mullan is located in Shoshone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mullan <7>
• Smelterville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smelterville
  • Smelterville is located in Shoshone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smelterville <7>
• Wardner
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardner
  • Wardner is located in Shoshone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wardner <7>
• Carbon Center
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Center
  • Carbon Center is located in Shoshone County
• Woodland Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
  • Woodland Park is located in Shoshone County
• Silverton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silverton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverton
  • Silverton is located in Shoshone County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silverton <7>

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

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

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

Adding Burke to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Burke 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 Burke was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Burke.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/