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Welcome to Burlington ...

So far, we found very little information about Burlington. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Burlington to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Burlington, please Contact Us.

Burlington would have been located within present day Linn County<2>.


The location of Burlington has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Burlington, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1855.

When the people of Burlington referred to themselves (known as a demonym), they are believed to have used Burlingtonian<4>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Burlington is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<5>.

Time Zone: The area where Burlington was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Burlington ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Oregon communities named Burlington: This one is located in Linn County and the other is located in Multnomah County.

Beyond Oregon, 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, Ohio (5), Oklahoma (2), Ontario (2), Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Burlington ...

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

  • Corvallis
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Albany
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Lebanon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Junction City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
    • Junction City is located in Lane County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,211 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Junction City <6>
  • Philomath
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Harrisburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
    • Harrisburg is located in Linn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,917 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <6>
  • Millersburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
    • Millersburg is located in Linn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,757 people
  • Brownsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
    • Brownsville is located in Linn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,838 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownsville <6>
  • Tangent
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tangent have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tangent
    • Tangent is located in Linn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,357 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tangent <6>
  • Halsey
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)

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.

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 for Burlington was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Burlington post office opened in 1855.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Burlington.

The official website for Linn County: www.co.linn.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Burlington, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Linn, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Burlington - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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