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Welcome to Burlington ...

Burlington is located in Lawrence County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Burlington, you might consider that their post office opened in 1818.

When the people of Burlington refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Burlingtonian<2>

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

Burlington is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Burlington: 740 & 220<4>

Communities Also Named Burlington ...

While we believe that this Burlington is located in Lawrence County, we know of another 4 Ohio communities named Burlington. Those communities are located in the following counties: Belmont, Fulton, Marion and Stark County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 45 communities that are also named Burlington - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, New York (2), Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina (2), North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Oklahoma (2), Ontario (2), Oregon (2), Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Websites for Burlington ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.lawrencecountyohio.org/

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

Communities near Burlington ...

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

  • Huntington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Ashland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Ashland is located in Boyd County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,070 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <5>
  • Ironton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Flatwoods
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Barboursville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Russell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Russell is located in Greenup County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,207 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russell <5>
  • Raceland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Raceland is located in Greenup County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,338 people
  • Coal Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Coal Grove is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Grove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
  • Catlettsburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Wayne
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Wayne is located in Wayne County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,559 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayne <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Burlington ...

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

Adding Burlington to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Burlington in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Burlington was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Burlington post office opened in 1818. The Burlington post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Burlington.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Lawrence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Burlington refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Burlington may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Burlington - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 740 code has been Overlayed with the 220 area code. New phone numbers in the Burlington area will be assigned with one of these codes: 740 or 220. As a result, placing a call in the Burlington area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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/