Welcome to Burns ...
So far, we found very little information about Burns. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Burns to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Burns, please Contact Us.
Burns would have been located within present day Jasper County<2>.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Burns is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Burns was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Burns was located: 601 & 769<4>
Communities Also Named Burns ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Mississippi communities named Burns: This one is located in Jasper County and the other is located in Smith County.
Beyond Mississippi, there are 29 communities that are also named Burns - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana (2), Kansas (2), Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New York, Oklahoma, Ontario (3), Oregon, Tennessee, Texas (4), Wisconsin and Wyoming.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Burns.
Communities near Burns ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Burns.
- Newton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Newton is located in Newton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,123 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <5>
- Bay Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Springs
- Bay Springs is located in Jasper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,650 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay Springs <5>
- Raleigh
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Raleigh is located in Smith County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,390 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raleigh <5>
- Hickory
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Lake is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake <5>
- Sylvarena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvarena
- Sylvarena is located in Smith County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Verba ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verba
- Verba is located in Jasper County
- Hamlet ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Hamlet is located in Jasper County
- Stevens ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens
- Stevens is located in Jasper County
- Success ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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 Burns. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Burns.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Burns. 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 Burns.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Burns. See our Newspapers Page for Burns.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Burns, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Jasper, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Burns - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Burns area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Burns area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |