Welcome to Burr ...
Burr is located in Pocahontas County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Burr, you might consider that their post office opened in 1915.
Burr is 2,980 feet [908 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Burr is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: Burr lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Burr: 304 & 681<3>
Communities Also Named Burr ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Burr - they are located in California, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ontario, Saskatchewan, Texas, Washington and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Burr.
Communities near Burr ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Burr.
- Covington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
- Covington is located in Covington City (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,639 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <5>
- Marlinton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marlinton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlinton
- Marlinton is located in Pocahontas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marlinton <5>
- Hillsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Hillsboro is located in Pocahontas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <5>
- Falling Spring
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falling Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Falling Spring is located in Greenbrier County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Watoga ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Neola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neola
- Neola is located in Greenbrier County
- Buckeye
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Buckeye is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckeye <5>
- Huntersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Huntersville is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntersville <5>
- Greenwood ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Mountain Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mountain Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Mountain Grove is located in Bath County (VA)
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 Burr. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Burr.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Burr. 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 Burr.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Burr. See our Newspapers Page for Burr.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Burr ...
Looking for more information about Burr? 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 Burr, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Burr.
Adding Burr to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Burr in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Burr was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Burr post office opened in 1915.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Burr.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Burr. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Pocahontas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Burr - 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 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Burr area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Burr area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |