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Welcome to West Burlington ...

West Burlington is located in Bradford County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of West Burlington, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1833.

A typical abbreviation for West Burlington: W. Burlington

West Burlington is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

West Burlington is located in the (570) area code.

Communities Also Named West Burlington ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named West Burlington - they are located in Colorado, Iowa, New York and North Carolina.

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

Communities near West Burlington ...

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

  • Sayre
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
    • Sayre is located in Bradford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,338 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sayre <4>
  • Waverly
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
    • Waverly is located in Tioga County (NY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,110 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <4>
  • Athens
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Athens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
    • Athens is located in Bradford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,180 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <4>
  • Towanda
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Towanda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towanda
    • Towanda is located in Bradford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,803 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Towanda <4>
  • Canton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Troy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
    • Troy is located in Bradford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <4>
  • South Waverly
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Waverly
    • South Waverly is located in Bradford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,006 people
  • Wellsburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsburg
    • Wellsburg is located in Chemung County (NY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellsburg <4>
  • Monroe
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
    • Monroe is located in Bradford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
  • Rome
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rome have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
    • Rome is located in Bradford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rome <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Burlington ...

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

Adding West Burlington to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the West Burlington post office opened in 1833.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Burlington.

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

The official website for Bradford County: www.bradfordcountypa.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Bradford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Burlington - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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 their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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