Welcome to Burgess ...

Burgess is located in Horry County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Burgess, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

Burgess is near sea level<3>.

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

Burgess is within the boundaries of the (843) area code.

Communities Also Named Burgess ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Burgess - they are located in Alabama, California, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, North Dakota, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Burgess ...

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

• Myrtle Beach
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Beach
  • Myrtle Beach is located in Horry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,555 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Myrtle Beach <4>
• Conway
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
  • Conway is located in Horry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,620 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conway <4>
• Surfside Beach
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surfside Beach
  • Surfside Beach is located in Horry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,580 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Surfside Beach <4>
• Pawleys Island
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawleys Island
  • Pawleys Island is located in Georgetown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pawleys Island <4>
• Bucksport
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bucksport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksport
  • Bucksport is located in Horry County
• Inlet Oaks Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inlet Oaks Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inlet Oaks Village
  • Inlet Oaks Village is located in Georgetown County
• Socastee
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Socastee
  • Socastee is located in Horry County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Socastee <4>
• Forestbrook
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestbrook
  • Forestbrook is located in Horry County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forestbrook <4>
• Litchfield Beach
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield Beach
  • Litchfield Beach is located in Georgetown County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Litchfield Beach <4>
• Jackson
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  • Jackson is located in Georgetown County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Burgess ...

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

Adding Burgess to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Burgess post office opened in 1906.

We also found Burgess on a map titled Rand McNally Map of South Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Burgess.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Horry County: www.horrycounty.org/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/