Do you know of Burrow ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Burrow. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Burrow.<1>

Our sources for Burrow (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Burrow other than they indicate that Burrow would be found somewhere in Alcorn County, Mississippi.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1882 and closed  in 1909.

Communities Also Named Burrow ...

We found one communities that share the name Burrow.

Within Mississippi, the name Burrow is unique.

Beyond Mississippi, there is another community also named Burrow in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Texas
    • Hunt County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Burrow [Hunt County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Burrow ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Burrow:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Burrow - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

The FIPS database contains an entry for Burrow.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 28/09860   (Place Name: Burrow)

County: Alcorn     (FIPS State/County: 28/003)

Class: U8

Identifies a populated place (in this case, Burrow) located wholly or substantially outside the boundaries of an incorporated place or CDP (Census Designated Place) but whose name has not been verified as authoritative by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

More Orphans in  Alcorn County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Alcorn County.