Welcome to Burnt Hills ...

Burnt Hills is located in Saratoga County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Burnt Hills, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1829.

Burnt Hills is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Burnt Hills is located in the (518) area code.

The ZIP code for Burnt Hills: 12027<3>

Communities Also Named Burnt Hills ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Burnt Hills - it's located in Ontario.

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

Communities near Burnt Hills ...

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

• Albany
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
  • Albany is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <4>
• Schenectady
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schenectady
  • Schenectady is located in Schenectady County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schenectady <4>
• Troy
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Troy is located in Rensselaer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,804 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <4>
• Saratoga Springs
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saratoga Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga Springs
  • Saratoga Springs is located in Saratoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,287 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saratoga Springs <4>
• Amsterdam
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
  • Amsterdam is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,711 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amsterdam <4>
• Cohoes
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohoes
  • Cohoes is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,583 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cohoes <4>
• Watervliet
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watervliet
  • Watervliet is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,807 people
  • Former names for Watervliet:
  • Gibbonsville
  • Port Schuyler
  • West Troy
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watervliet <4>
• Scotia
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotia have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
  • Scotia is located in Schenectady County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,618 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotia <4>
• Colonie
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonie have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonie
  • Colonie is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,564 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colonie <4>
• Ballston Spa
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballston Spa
  • Ballston Spa is located in Saratoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,189 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ballston Spa <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 Burnt Hills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Burnt Hills.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Burnt Hills ...

Looking for more information about Burnt Hills? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Burnt Hills, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Burnt Hills.

Adding Burnt Hills to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Burnt Hills 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 Burnt Hills was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Burnt Hills post office opened in 1829.

We also found Burnt Hills in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Burnt Hills.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Saratoga County: www.co.saratoga.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/