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Welcome to Burnell ...

Burnell is located on the South Texas Plains.

Burnell is located in Karnes County<1>.

Burnell is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Burnell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Burnell - it's located in Mississippi.

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

Communities near Burnell ...

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

  • Beeville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Karnes City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Kenedy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Runge
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Pettus
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pettus have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettus
    • Pettus is located in Bee County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pettus <3>
  • Tuleta
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Mineral
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
    • Mineral is located in Bee County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral <3>
  • Normanna
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Normanna have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normanna
    • Normanna is located in Bee County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Normanna <3>
  • Pawnee
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Coy City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coy City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy City
    • Coy City is located in Karnes 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 Burnell. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Burnell.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Burnell ...

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

Adding Burnell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Burnell 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 Burnell was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Texas.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Burnell.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Karnes, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Burnell - 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.