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Welcome to Burkhart ...

Burkhart is located in Wolfe County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Burkhart, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1909.

Burkhart is 1,010 feet [308 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Burkhart: 606

Communities Also Named Burkhart ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Burkhart - it's located in Ohio.

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

Communities near Burkhart ...

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

  • West Liberty
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jackson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Salyersville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Campton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Bays
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bays have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bays
    • Bays is located in Breathitt County
  • Cannel City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannel City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannel City
    • Cannel City is located in Morgan County
  • Helechawa
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helechawa
    • Helechawa is located in Wolfe County
  • Ova
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ova
    • Ova is located in Magoffin County
  • Taulbee
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taulbee
    • Taulbee is located in Breathitt County
  • Lexie
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
    • Lexie is located in Wolfe County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Burkhart ...

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

Adding Burkhart to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Burkhart post office opened in 1909.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Burkhart.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Wolfe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Burkhart - 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.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/