Welcome to Burnside ...

Burnside is located in Clearfield County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Burnside, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1838.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Burnside has a population of 223 people<3> (see below for details).

Burnside is 1,340 feet [408 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Burnside lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Burnside is within the (814) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Burnside had an population of 223 people. This is a decrease of 4.7% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 21.2% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Burnside had a population of 234 people. This makes Burnside the county's 16th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 234 people, the population of Burnside decreased 17.31% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 283 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Burnside.

Communities Also Named Burnside ...

While we believe that this Burnside is located in Clearfield County, we know of another 2 Pennsylvania communities named Burnside. Those communities are located in the following counties: Delaware and Northumberland County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 30 communities that are also named Burnside - they are located in Alberta, Arizona, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois (3), Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Manitoba, Michigan, Mississippi, New York, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia (3), Ontario, Oregon, South Carolina, South Dakota and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Burnside ...

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

• Punxsutawney
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Punxsutawney
  • Punxsutawney is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Punxsutawney <5>
• Northern Cambria
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northern Cambria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northern Cambria
  • Northern Cambria is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,456 people
• Barnesboro
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesboro
  • Barnesboro is located in Cambria County
• Curwensville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curwensville
  • Curwensville is located in Clearfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,359 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Curwensville <5>
• Spangler
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler
  • Spangler is located in Cambria County
• Patton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
  • Patton is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,576 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Patton <5>
• Clymer
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clymer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clymer
  • Clymer is located in Indiana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clymer <5>
• Hastings
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hastings have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
  • Hastings is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hastings <5>
• Sykesville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sykesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sykesville
  • Sykesville is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,107 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sykesville <5>
• Carrolltown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrolltown
  • Carrolltown is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrolltown <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Burnside ...

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

Adding Burnside to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Burnside 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 Burnside was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Burnside post office opened in 1838.

We also found Burnside in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Burnside.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Clearfield County: www.clearfieldco.org/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/