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Welcome to North Burke ...

North Burke is located in Franklin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of North Burke, you might consider that their post office opened in 1853.

A typical abbreviation for North Burke: N. Burke

North Burke is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for North Burke: 518 & 838<3>

Communities near North Burke ...

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

  • Salaberry de Valleyfield
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Malone
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint Zotique
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Les Coteaux
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Ormstown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormstown
  • Saint Anicet
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Huntingdon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Hinchinbrooke
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Riviere Beaudette
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Stanislas de Kostka
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Burke ...

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

Adding North Burke to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of North Burke 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 North Burke was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the North Burke post office opened in 1853. The North Burke post office closed in 1861.

For more details, see References and Mentions for North Burke.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around North Burke - 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 518 code has been Overlayed with the 838 area code. New phone numbers in the North Burke area will be assigned with one of these codes: 518 or 838. As a result, placing a call in the North Burke 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/