Welcome to Burrs Mills ...

Burrs Mills is located in Jefferson County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Burrs Mills, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

A typical abbreviation for Burrs Mills: Burrs Mls. (or less commonly used: Burrs Mlls.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Burrs Mills for more information about variations on the name of Burrs Mills.

Burrs Mills is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Burrs Mills lies within the (315) area code.

Communities near Burrs Mills ...

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

• Watertown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
  • Watertown is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,330 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watertown <4>
• Carthage
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carthage have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
  • Carthage is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,256 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <4>
• West Carthage
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Carthage have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Carthage
  • West Carthage is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,901 people
• Adams
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
  • Adams is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,687 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adams <4>
• Sackets Harbor
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sackets Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sackets Harbor
  • Sackets Harbor is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,376 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sackets Harbor <4>
• Black River
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black River
  • Black River is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Black River <4>
• Philadelphia
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Philadelphia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
  • Philadelphia is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,101 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philadelphia <4>
• Brownville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownville
  • Brownville is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,063 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownville <4>
• Dexter
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
  • Dexter is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 980 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dexter <4>
• Copenhagen
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copenhagen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen
  • Copenhagen is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 767 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Copenhagen <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 Burrs Mills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Burrs Mills.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Burrs Mills ...

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

Adding Burrs Mills to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Burrs Mills 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 Burrs Mills was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Burrs Mills on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New York (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Burrs Mills.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Jefferson County: www.co.jefferson.ny.us/

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