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Burrow is located

Burrow is located in Hunt County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Burrow, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Burrow is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Burrow: (903) and (430)<4>

Communities Also Named Burrow ...

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

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

Communities near Burrow ...

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

  • Rowlett
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rowlett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlett
    • Rowlett is located in Dallas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 68,388 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rowlett <5>
  • Wylie
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wylie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylie
    • Wylie is located in Collin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,467 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wylie <5>
  • Rockwall
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockwall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwall
    • Rockwall is located in Rockwall County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,415 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockwall <5>
  • Greenville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Sachse
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sachse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sachse
    • Sachse is located in Collin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,964 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sachse <5>
  • Murphy
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
    • Murphy is located in Collin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,844 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murphy <5>
  • Terrell
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Fate
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fate
    • Fate is located in Rockwall County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,434 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fate <5>
  • Princeton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
    • Princeton is located in Collin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,699 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <5>
  • Royse City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Burrow ...

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

Adding Burrow to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Burrow 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 Burrow was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Burrow in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Burrow post office opened in 1899.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Burrow.

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

The official website for Hunt County: www.huntcounty.net

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Hunt, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Burrow - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (430) is an overlay for area code (903).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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