Welcome to Burden ...

Burden is located in Bertie County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Burden, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Burden is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Burden is within the boundaries of the (252) area code.

Communities Also Named Burden ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Burden - they are located in Kansas (2) and New York.

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

Communities near Burden ...

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

• Ahoskie
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ahoskie
  • Ahoskie is located in Hertford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,688 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ahoskie <4>
• Windsor
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
  • Windsor is located in Bertie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,493 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windsor <4>
• Murfreesboro
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murfreesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murfreesboro
  • Murfreesboro is located in Hertford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,868 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murfreesboro <4>
• Scotland Neck
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotland Neck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland Neck
  • Scotland Neck is located in Halifax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,810 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotland Neck <4>
• Rich Square
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rich Square have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Square
  • Rich Square is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rich Square <4>
• Aulander
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aulander have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aulander
  • Aulander is located in Bertie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
• Winton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton
  • Winton is located in Hertford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winton <4>
• Woodland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
  • Woodland is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodland <4>
• Lewiston Woodville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewiston Woodville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston Woodville
  • Lewiston Woodville is located in Bertie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
• Hamilton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamilton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
  • Hamilton is located in Martin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <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 Burden. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Burden.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Burden ...

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

Adding Burden to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Burden 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 Burden was on a map titled Map of North Carolina (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Burden.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Bertie County: www.co.bertie.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/