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Welcome to Burr ...

Burr is located on the Gulf Coast.

Burr is located in Wharton County<1>.

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.<2>.

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

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)
  • El Campo
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Wharton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Needville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • East Bernard
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Pleak
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Pleak is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleak
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,762 people
  • Fairchilds
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Fairchilds is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairchilds
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,359 people
  • Beasley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Kendleton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Boling
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)

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 (so far) for Burr was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Burr post office opened in 1910. The Burr post office closed in 1918.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Burr.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Wharton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Burr - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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