Welcome to Burnett ...

Burnett is located in Pierce County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Burnett, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Burnett is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Burnett lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Burnett ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Burnett - they are located in Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Oklahoma (2), Tennessee, Texas, Utah and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Burnett ...

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

• Kent
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
  • Kent is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 130,676 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent <4>
• Federal Way
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Way
  • Federal Way is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 96,307 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Federal Way <4>
• Auburn
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Auburn is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,024 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <4>
• Puyallup
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puyallup
  • Puyallup is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,569 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Puyallup <4>
• Maple Valley
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Valley
  • Maple Valley is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,544 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maple Valley <4>
• Bonney Lake
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonney Lake
  • Bonney Lake is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,572 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonney Lake <4>
• Covington
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
  • Covington is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,581 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <4>
• Edgewood
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
  • Edgewood is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgewood <4>
• Enumclaw
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enumclaw
  • Enumclaw is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,548 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enumclaw <4>
• Sumner
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
  • Sumner is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,551 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumner <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 Burnett. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Burnett.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Burnett ...

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

Adding Burnett to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Burnett post office opened in 1888.

We also found Burnett in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Burnett.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Pierce County: www.co.pierce.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/