Welcome to Burgess ...

Burgess is located in Northumberland County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Burgess, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1950.

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

Time Zone: Burgess lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Burgess is within the boundaries of the (804) area code.

Communities Also Named Burgess ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Burgess: This one is located in Northumberland County and the other is located in Dinwiddie County.

Beyond Virginia, there are 16 communities that are also named Burgess - they are located in Alabama, California, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, North Dakota, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.

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

Communities near Burgess ...

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

• Kilmarnock
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kilmarnock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilmarnock
  • Kilmarnock is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,400 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kilmarnock <4>
• Tangier
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tangier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tangier
  • Tangier is located in Accomack County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 700 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tangier <4>
• Irvington
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irvington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
  • Irvington is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvington <4>
• White Stone
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Stone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Stone
  • White Stone is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Stone <4>
• Reedville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedville
  • Reedville is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reedville <4>
• Remo
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remo
  • Remo is located in Northumberland County
• Sunnybank
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnybank have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybank
  • Sunnybank is located in Northumberland County
• Fleeton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleeton
  • Fleeton is located in Northumberland County
• Heathsville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathsville
  • Heathsville is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heathsville <4>
• Lankford Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Corner
  • Lankford Corner is located in Lancaster 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 Burgess. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Burgess.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Burgess ...

Looking for more information about Burgess? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Burgess, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Burgess.

Adding Burgess to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Burgess post office opened in 1950.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Burgess.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Northumberland County: www.co.northumberland.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/