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Welcome to Burnham ...

Burnham is located in Hill County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Burnham, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1914.

Burnham is 2,630 feet [802 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Burnham is ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Burnham lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Burnham: 406

Communities Also Named Burnham ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Burnham - they are located in California, Colorado (2), Connecticut, Illinois, Maine, Michigan (2), Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Burnham ...

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

  • Havre
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Beaver Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
    • Beaver Creek is located in Hill County
  • Herron
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herron have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herron
    • Herron is located in Hill County
  • West Havre
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Havre have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Havre
    • West Havre is located in Hill County
  • Kremlin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kremlin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kremlin
    • Kremlin is located in Hill County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kremlin <3>
  • Saddle Butte
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saddle Butte have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle Butte
    • Saddle Butte is located in Hill County
  • Box Elder
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Azure
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azure
    • Azure is located in Hill County
  • Boneau
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boneau have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boneau
    • Boneau is located in Chouteau County
  • Gildford
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gildford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gildford
    • Gildford is located in Hill County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gildford <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Burnham ...

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

Adding Burnham to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Burnham post office opened in 1914.

We also found Burnham in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Mountain Plains.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Burnham.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Hill, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Burnham - 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/