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This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Burke's Station. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Burke's Station.<1>

Our sources for Burke's Station (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Burke's Station other than they indicate that Burke's Station would be found somewhere in Fairfax County, Virginia.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1852 and closed  in 1866.

Communities Also Named Burke's Station ...

We found one communities that share the name Burke's Station.

Within Virginia, the name Burke's Station is unique.

Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Burke's Station in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arizona
      • Maricopa County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Arizona community of Burke's Station [Maricopa County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Burke's Station ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Burke's Station:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Burke's Station - Services available: had a Post Office, Railroad Station, Express Office

More Orphans in  Fairfax County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Fairfax County.

Accotink SpringsLongdale
Accotink StationLorton Valley
AmherstLynobrook
Annandale Gardens 
Aura HeightsMackall Hill
 Madrillon
Belle ForestMallow
BelmontMantua
BelvoirMaple Grove
Betana ParkMaple Terrace
Bonniemill GardensMarlan Forest
BordeauxMarshall Farms
Braddock HillsMary Lee Park
Brecon RidgeMason
Brighton SquareMeridan Park
Bristow VillageMero
Bull RunMerry Oaks
Burgundy FarmsMiddleridge
Burke HeightsMosby
Burke HillsMoss Crest
Bush HillMount Daniel
 Mount Vernon Cedars
CameronMount Vernon Forest
Carriage HillMount Vernon Grove
CavalcadeMount Vernon Hills
Cedar SpringsMount Vernon-On-The-Potomac
Chalet WoodsMount Vernon Park
Chapel SquareMount Vernon Terrace
Chester ParkMount Vernon Valley
Chesterbrooke MewsMount Zephyr
ClearfieldMunson Hill
Clifton Station 
Colonial FarmsNeverlet
Colvin Run MillNewington Station
Colvin RunNewington Woods
CoolspringNorth Pine Ridge
CrestwoodNorth Post
CrosswindsNorth Woodley
Cyrandall Valley 
 Oak Ridge
Danbury ForestOak Valley
DewittOlde Forge
DifficultOldewood
DitchleyOrange Hunt
DoddvilleOrleans Village
 Ox Hill
East Woodford 
EdsallPanoramic Hills
ElkinsParkwood
Engleside VillagePickwick
EnglesidePinecrest Heights
The English HillsPinewood South
 Piney Run
Fair HillPleasant Valley
Fairfax VillaPohick River Pines
Falls ChurchPoplar Hill
FarrProspect Hill
Flint Hill 
ForestvilleRavensworth Farms
Fort BelvoirRavenwood Park
Fort FarnsworthRaymondale
Fort LyonReflection Place
Fort Lyons HeightsReids Grove
Fort MarcyRepublican Mills
Fort WillardRidgecrest
FostoriaRiversidepark
Franconia CommonsRock Springs
Frying PanRockland Village
 Rolling Hills
GambrillRolling Valley
GarfieldRoundtree
Glen ErinRoyal Court
Glen Gary 
Glen OaksSaratoga
GlenbrookSeminary
Grange CampShady Oak
Grass RidgeSherwood Hall
Grays Hill VillageSherwood
GreenwayShirley Springs
Groveton GardensShrevewood
GunstonSky View Park
 Sleepy Hollow Run
Hayfield FarmsSouth Franconia
Heritage SquareSouth Woodley
Heritage VillageSpring Hill
HiddenbrookSpringbrook Forest
Hillbrook ForestSpringfield Woods
Hollin Hall VillageSpringman
Hollinbrook ParkStoneleigh
HollinswoodStratford
Holly ForestSunny Ridge
Home CrestSurrey Square
Hunter WoodsSutton Place
Hunter's Mills 
Hunters ValleyTall Oaks
Hunter'sTauxemont
Hunting CreekThe Timbers
Hunting RidgeTimothy Park
Hybla Valley FarmsTree Brooke
 Tremont
IonaTuxamount
  
Jackson HillsVertain Park
Jefferson MewsVilla Loring
Johnsons Corner 
Jones CornerWakefield Chapel Woods
 Wakefield Chapel
Kentland FarmsWest End
Kings Park WestWest Lewinsville Heights
KirksideWestchester
 Westmont
Lake AnneWestmoreland Heights
Lake HillsWestmoreland Park
Langley RidgeWildwood
Laurel GroveWillard
Lee ManorWilliamsburg Manor
Leigh MillWillston
Leighs CornerWoodburn Heights
Little River PinesWoodlawn Park
LoisdaleWoodlawn Terrace
Long BranchWright Woods

Footnotes ...

<1>This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.
<2>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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