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Welcome to Burnette Heights ...

Burnette Heights is located in Roanoke County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Burnette Heights: Burnette Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Burnette Heights is 1,130 feet [344 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Burnette Heights: 540 & 826<3>

Communities near Burnette Heights ...

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

  • Roanoke
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Salem
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Vinton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Buchanan
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Troutville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Fincastle
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Boones Mill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • New Castle
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Buena Vista
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Buena Vista is located in Roanoke City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
  • Laymantown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Laymantown is located in Botetourt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laymantown

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Burnette Heights ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Roanoke, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Burnette Heights - 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 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Burnette Heights area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Burnette Heights 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.