Welcome to Burnsville ...
Burnsville is located in Bath County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Burnsville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1885.
Burnsville is 2,370 feet [722 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Burnsville is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: Burnsville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The telephone area code for Burnsville: (540)
Communities Also Named Burnsville ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Burnsville - they are located in Alabama, Indiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Brunswick, North Carolina (2), Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Burnsville.
Communities near Burnsville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Burnsville.
- Craigsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigsville
- Craigsville is located in Augusta County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 942 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Craigsville <3>
- Goshen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Goshen is located in Rockbridge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goshen <3>
- Monterey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monterey have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Monterey is located in Highland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monterey <3>
- Fort Lewis ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Lewis have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lewis
- Fort Lewis is located in Bath County
- Bath Alum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Yost
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yost
- Yost is located in Bath County
- Warm Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Springs
- Warm Springs is located in Bath County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warm Springs <3>
- Marble Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Valley
- Marble Valley is located in Augusta County
- Deerfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Deerfield is located in Augusta County
- McDowell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell
- McDowell is located in Highland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McDowell <3>
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 Burnsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Burnsville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Burnsville. 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 Burnsville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Burnsville. See our Newspapers Page for Burnsville.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Burnsville ...
Looking for more information about Burnsville? 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 Burnsville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Burnsville.
Adding Burnsville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Burnsville 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 Burnsville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Burnsville post office opened in 1885.
We also found Burnsville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Burnsville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Burnsville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Bath County: www.bathcountyva.org/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Bath, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Burnsville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |