Welcome to Burmah ...

Burmah is located in Dewey County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Burmah, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Burmah is 1,860 feet [567 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Burmah lies within the (580) area code.

Communities Also Named Burmah ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Burmah - they are located in Alabama and Idaho.

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

Communities near Burmah ...

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

• Thomas
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
  • Thomas is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,178 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thomas <4>
• Arapaho
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arapaho
  • Arapaho is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arapaho <4>
• Leedey
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leedey
  • Leedey is located in Dewey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leedey <4>
• Custer City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer City
  • Custer City is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Custer City <4>
• Taloga
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taloga
  • Taloga is located in Dewey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taloga <4>
• Butler
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
  • Butler is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <4>
• Camargo
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
  • Camargo is located in Dewey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camargo <4>
• Putnam
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
  • Putnam is located in Dewey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Putnam <4>
• Hammon
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammon
  • Hammon is located in Roger Mills County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammon <4>
• Oakwood
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
  • Oakwood is located in Dewey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakwood <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 Burmah. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Burmah.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Burmah ...

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

Adding Burmah to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Burmah post office opened in 1899.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Burmah.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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