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Welcome to Burke ...

Burke is located in Caledonia County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Burke, you might consider that their post office opened in 1811.

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

Area Code for Burke: 802

Communities Also Named Burke ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Burke - they are located in California, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, New York, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Burke ...

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

  • Saint Johnsbury
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Saint Johnsbury is located in Caledonia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johnsbury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,070 people
  • Lyndon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lyndon is located in Caledonia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,650 people
  • Barton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Barton is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,455 people
  • Northumberland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Danville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Danville is located in Caledonia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,105 people
  • Lunenburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Waterford
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Concord
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Concord is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
  • Lyndonville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Brighton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Brighton is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,159 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Burke ...

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

Adding Burke to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Burke in the FIPS-55 file. For more information, see the Referenced FIPS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Burke was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>

From that list, the Burke post office opened in 1811. The Burke post office closed in 1935.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Burke.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Vermont's counties, including Caledonia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/