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Welcome to Burtons Corner ...

Burtons Corner is located in Richmond County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Burtons Corner: Burtons Cor. (or less commonly used: Burtons Crn.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Burtons Corner for more information about variations on the name of Burtons Corner.

Burtons Corner is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Burtons Corner: 804 & 686<3>

Communities near Burtons Corner ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Burtons Corner.

  • Tappahannock
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Warsaw
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Kilmarnock
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Irvington
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Montross
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Bundick
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bundick is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bundick
  • Coan
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Coan is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coan
  • Farnham
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Farnham is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnham
  • Heathsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Lodge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Lodge is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Burtons Corner ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Richmond, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Burtons Corner - 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 804 code has been Overlayed with the 686 area code. New phone numbers in the Burtons Corner area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Burtons Corner 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.