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Welcome to Burnhams ...

Burnhams is located in Chautauqua County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Burnhams, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.

Burnhams is 1,330 feet [405 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Burnhams: 716 & 624<3>

Websites for Burnhams ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.chautauquachamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Burnhams, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Burnhams ...

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

  • Jamestown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Dunkirk
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Dunkirk is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,701 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunkirk <4>
  • Fredonia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Westfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Lakewood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Silver Creek
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Falconer
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Mayville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Brocton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Celoron
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Burnhams ...

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

Adding Burnhams to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Burnhams 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 (so far) for Burnhams was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Burnhams post office opened in 1881. The Burnhams post office closed in 1942.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Burnhams.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Chautauqua, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Burnhams - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 716 code has been Overlayed with the 624 area code. New phone numbers in the Burnhams area will be assigned with one of these codes: 716 or 624. As a result, placing a call in the Burnhams area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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