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Welcome to Burgess ...

Burgess is located in Northumberland County<1>.

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.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Burgess: 804 & 686<3>

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)
  • Tangier
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Irvington
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • White Stone
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Reedville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Remo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Remo is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remo
  • Sunnybank
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Sunnybank is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybank
  • Fleeton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Fleeton is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleeton
  • Heathsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Lankford Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Lankford Corner is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Corner

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 (so far) 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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Northumberland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Burgess - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 804 code has been Overlayed with the 686 area code. New phone numbers in the Burgess area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Burgess area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/