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Welcome to Burris ...

Burris is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Burris is located in Lubbock County<1>.

Burris is 3,150 feet [960 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Burris is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Burris: 806

Communities Also Named Burris ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Burris - they are located in Ohio, South Carolina and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Burris ...

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

  • Lubbock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Slaton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Wolfforth
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Shallowater
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Idalou
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Ransom Canyon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Lorenzo
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • New Deal
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • New Deal is located in Lubbock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Deal
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
  • Wilson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Buffalo Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Buffalo Springs is located in Lubbock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Burris ...

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

Adding Burris to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Burris.

Footnotes ...

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