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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.
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/ |