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Welcome to Burg ...

Burg is located in Atoka County<1>.

Burg is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Burg lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Burg: 580

Communities Also Named Burg ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Burg - they are located in Arkansas, Illinois, Kansas and Kentucky (2).

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

Communities near Burg ...

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

  • Atoka
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Coalgate
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Kiowa
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiowa
    • Kiowa is located in Pittsburg County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kiowa <3>
  • Savanna
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Stringtown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Lehigh
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lehigh have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehigh
    • Lehigh is located in Coal County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lehigh <3>
  • Pittsburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Phillips
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips
    • Phillips is located in Coal County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
  • Centrahoma
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centrahoma have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centrahoma
    • Centrahoma is located in Coal County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centrahoma <3>
  • Ashland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
    • Ashland is located in Pittsburg County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Burg ...

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

Adding Burg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Burg 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 Burg was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Texas.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Burg.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Atoka, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Burg - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.