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Do you know of Burrsville ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Burrsville. 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 Burrsville.<1>

Our sources for Burrsville (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 Burrsville other than they indicate that Burrsville would be found somewhere in Ocean County, New Jersey.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1884 and closed  in 1914.

Communities Also Named Burrsville ...

We found one communities that share the name Burrsville.

Within New Jersey, the name Burrsville is unique.

Beyond New Jersey, there is another community also named Burrsville in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Caroline County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Burrsville [Caroline County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Burrsville ...

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

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 Burrsville - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

George#&160;F. Cram Map of New Jersey (1905)
Published by George F. Cram& Co.

More Orphans in  Ocean 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 Ocean County.

ApollonioKingfisher Cove
Arrowhead Park 
 Lacy
BamberLakehurst Station
Barnegat CityLakehurst
Barnegat LightLanoka
Barnegat ParkLaurelhurst
Barnegat PierLaurelton Heights
BarnegatLaurelton Park
Bay HeadLavalette
Bayview ShoresLeisure Village West - Pine Lake Park
Bayville ParkLittle Egg Harbor
Beach Haven 
BeachwoodManchester
BeckervilleManor Park
BerkeleyMantoloking
BerryvilleMeadowbrook Village
Birchwood ParkMetedeconk Park
Brick TownMetedeconk Pines
BrickMidstreams Park
BrookwoodMidstreams
 Money Island
Cape Breton 
Cedar Bonnet IslandNejecho Beach
Cedar CreekNormandy Harbor
Cedar Croft 
Cox's StationOcean Gate
CulverOrtley
 Ostrom
Deauville Beach 
Dover ShoresPeahala
DownsvillePelican Island
The DunesPine Beach
 Pine Plains
EagleswoodPine View
Edge CovePlumsted
 Point Pleasant
Forest Hill 
Frazier ParkQuail Run
  
GermaniaSandy Point
Godfrey ManorSeahaven
 Seaside Heights
HarfieldSeaside Park
Harvey CedarsShelltown
HilliardShelter Cove
Holiday City - BerkeleyShip Bottom
Holiday City - DoverSouth Toms River
Holiday City SouthSurf City
Holly Crest 
 Vanada Woods
Island Beach 
Island HeightsWest Point Island
 Whites
JacksonWhitings
  

Footnotes ...

<1>This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.
<2>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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