Welcome to Burke ...
Burke is located in Dane County<1>.
The location of Burke has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Burke, you might consider that their post office opened in 1854.
Burke is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Burke lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Burke is within the (608) area code.
Websites for Burke ...
Official Website: www.townofburke.com/
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, Vermont and Virginia (2).
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.
- Madison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Madison is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263,094 people
- Sun Prairie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Prairie
- Sun Prairie is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,119 people
- Fitchburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
- Fitchburg is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,866 people
- Middleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Waunakee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Verona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - Stoughton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - DeForest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeForest
- DeForest is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,915 people
- Oregon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - McFarland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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.
Adding Burke to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Burke 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 Burke was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>
From that list, the Burke post office opened in 1854.
We also found Burke in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Burke.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Burke: www.townofburke.com/
The official website for Dane County: www.co.dane.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Dane, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Burke - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |