Welcome to Burnt Factory ...

Burnt Factory is located in Frederick County<1>.

The location of Burnt Factory has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Burnt Factory, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

Burnt Factory is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Burnt Factory: (540)

Communities Also Named Burnt Factory ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Burnt Factory - they are located in South Carolina (2) and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Burnt Factory.

Communities near Burnt Factory ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Burnt Factory.

• Petersburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • Petersburg is located in Fauquier County
• Winchester
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Winchester is located in Winchester City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,700 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <4>
• Martinsburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
  • Martinsburg is located in Berkeley County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,514 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsburg <4>
• Front Royal
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Front Royal
  • Front Royal is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Front Royal <4>
• Purcellville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcellville
  • Purcellville is located in Loudoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,285 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Purcellville <4>
• Charles Town
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Town
  • Charles Town is located in Jefferson County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,015 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charles Town <4>
• Ranson
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ranson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranson
  • Ranson is located in Jefferson County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,360 people
  • Ranson has also been known as:
  • Corporation of Ranson
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranson <4>
• Berryville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
  • Berryville is located in Clarke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berryville <4>
• Stephens City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stephens City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens City
  • Stephens City is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,106 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stephens City <4>
• Middletown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,424 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Burnt Factory ...

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

Adding Burnt Factory to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Burnt Factory 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 Burnt Factory was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Burnt Factory post office opened in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Burnt Factory.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Burnt Factory. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Frederick County: www.co.frederick.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/