Welcome to Burwell ...

Burwell is primarily located in McCurtain County<1>. A portion of Burwell extends into Pushmataha County.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Burwell, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

Burwell is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Burwell: (580)

Communities Also Named Burwell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Burwell - they are located in California, Georgia, Minnesota, Nebraska and Virginia.

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

Communities near Burwell ...

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

• Valliant
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valliant
  • Valliant is located in McCurtain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valliant <4>
• Wright City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wright City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright City
  • Wright City is located in McCurtain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wright City <4>
• Fort Towson
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Towson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Towson
  • Fort Towson is located in Choctaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Towson <4>
• Sawyer
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawyer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
  • Sawyer is located in Choctaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sawyer <4>
• Millerton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millerton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
  • Millerton is located in McCurtain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millerton <4>
• Rattan
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rattan
  • Rattan is located in Pushmataha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rattan <4>
• Swink
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swink
  • Swink is located in Choctaw County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swink <4>
• Rufe
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rufe
  • Rufe is located in McCurtain County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rufe <4>
• Corinne
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinne
  • Corinne is located in Pushmataha County
• Slim
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slim
  • Slim is located in McCurtain County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Burwell ...

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

Adding Burwell to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Burwell post office opened in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Burwell.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/