Welcome to Burning Bush ...
Burning Bush is located in Bedford County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Burning Bush, you might consider that their post office opened in 1876.
Burning Bush is 1,310 feet [399 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Burning Bush lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Burning Bush: 814 & 582<3>
Communities Also Named Burning Bush ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Burning Bush - they are located in Georgia and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Burning Bush.
Websites for Burning Bush ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.bedfordcountychamber.org/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Burning Bush, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Burning Bush ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Burning Bush.
- Bedford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bedford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- Bedford is located in Bedford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,667 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <5>
- Berlin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Berlin is located in Somerset County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,931 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berlin <5>
- Everett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Everett have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
- Everett is located in Bedford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,717 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Everett <5>
- Central City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Central City is located in Somerset County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,021 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central City <5>
- Hyndman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hyndman have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyndman
- Hyndman is located in Bedford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hyndman <5>
- Indian Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lake
- Indian Lake is located in Somerset County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
- Schellsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schellsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schellsburg
- Schellsburg is located in Bedford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 317 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schellsburg <5>
- Manns Choice
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manns Choice have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manns Choice
- Manns Choice is located in Bedford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manns Choice <5>
- Shanksville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shanksville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanksville
- Shanksville is located in Somerset County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shanksville <5>
- Pleasantville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasantville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Pleasantville is located in Bedford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 205 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 Burning Bush. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Burning Bush.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Burning Bush. 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 Burning Bush.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Burning Bush. See our Newspapers Page for Burning Bush.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Burning Bush ...
Looking for more information about Burning Bush? 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 Burning Bush, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Burning Bush.
Adding Burning Bush to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Burning Bush 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 Burning Bush was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Burning Bush post office opened in 1876.
We also found Burning Bush in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Burning Bush.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Burning Bush. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Bedford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Burning Bush - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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 814 code has been Overlayed with the 582 area code. New phone numbers in the Burning Bush area will be assigned with one of these codes: 814 or 582. As a result, placing a call in the Burning Bush area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |