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Welcome to Burns Place ...

Burns Place is located in Rutherford County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Burns Place: Burns Pl. (or less commonly used: Burns Plc.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Burns Place for more information about variations on the name of Burns Place.

Burns Place is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Burns Place lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Websites for Burns Place ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.rutherfordchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Burns Place, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Burns Place ...

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

  • Murfreesboro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Murphree
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphree have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphree
    • Murphree is located in Rutherford County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 120,954 people
  • Smyrna
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jefferson Pike
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson Pike have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Pike
    • Jefferson Pike is located in Rutherford County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 8,370 people
  • Woodbury
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jamestown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamestown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
    • Jamestown is located in Rutherford County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,940 people
  • Unionville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Snell ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
    • Snell is located in Rutherford County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
  • Eagleville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Wartrace
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Burns Place ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Rutherford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Burns Place - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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.