Welcome to Burlingame ...

Burlingame is located in Cass County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Burlingame, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Burlingame is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Burlingame lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Burlingame is within the (217) area code.

Communities Also Named Burlingame ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Burlingame - they are located in California, Kansas, Michigan, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Texas.

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

Communities near Burlingame ...

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

• Jacksonville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
  • Jacksonville is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,488 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksonville <4>
• Beardstown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beardstown
  • Beardstown is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beardstown <4>
• South Jacksonville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Jacksonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jacksonville
  • South Jacksonville is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,075 people
• Petersburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • Petersburg is located in Menard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,207 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petersburg <4>
• Virginia
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia
  • Virginia is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virginia <4>
• New Berlin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
  • New Berlin is located in Sangamon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,329 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Berlin <4>
• Ashland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Ashland is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,169 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <4>
• Pleasant Plains
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
  • Pleasant Plains is located in Sangamon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Plains <4>
• Chandlerville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandlerville
  • Chandlerville is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chandlerville <4>
• Chapin
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
  • Chapin is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapin <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Burlingame ...

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

Adding Burlingame to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Burlingame 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 Burlingame was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Burlingame on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Illinois (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Burlingame.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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