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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)
  • Berlin
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Everett
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Central City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hyndman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Indian Lake
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Indian Lake is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
  • Schellsburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Manns Choice
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Shanksville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Pleasantville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Pleasantville is located in Bedford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
    • 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 (so far) for Burning Bush was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Burning Bush post office opened in 1876. The Burning Bush post office closed in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Burning Bush.

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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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