Welcome to Burr ...

Burr is located on the Gulf Coast.

Burr is located in Wharton County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Burr, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1910.

Burr is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Burr: (979)

Communities Also Named Burr ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Burr - they are located in California, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ontario, Saskatchewan, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Burr ...

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

• Rosenberg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosenberg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenberg
  • Rosenberg is located in Fort Bend County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,350 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosenberg <4>
• El Campo
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Campo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Campo
  • El Campo is located in Wharton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Campo <4>
• Wharton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wharton
  • Wharton is located in Wharton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,615 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wharton <4>
• Needville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Needville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needville
  • Needville is located in Fort Bend County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,131 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Needville <4>
• East Bernard
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bernard
  • East Bernard is located in Wharton County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 2,304 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Bernard <4>
• Pleak
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleak
  • Pleak is located in Fort Bend County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,762 people
• Fairchilds
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairchilds have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairchilds
  • Fairchilds is located in Fort Bend County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,359 people
• Beasley
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beasley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley
  • Beasley is located in Fort Bend County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beasley <4>
• Kendleton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kendleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendleton
  • Kendleton is located in Fort Bend County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kendleton <4>
• Boling
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boling have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boling
  • Boling is located in Wharton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boling <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 Burr. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Burr.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Burr ...

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

Adding Burr to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Burr post office opened in 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Burr.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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