Welcome to Burlingame ...

The city of Burlingame is located in Osage County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Burlingame, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1858.

The origin (or the toponymy) of Burlingame: Named for Anson Burlingame, U.S. Senator from Massachusetts (MA).

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Burlingame has a population of 896 people<3> (see below for details).

Burlingame is 1,070 feet [326 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Burlingame lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Burlingame is within the boundaries of the (785) area code.

The ZIP code for Burlingame: 66413<5>

In the past, Burlingame was named American Settlement.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Burlingame had an population of 896 people. This is a decrease of 4.07% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 11.9% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Burlingame had a population of 934 people (which is 5.73% of the total population of Osage County). This makes Burlingame the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Burlingame represents 0.03% of the total population of Kansas (which has 2,853,118 people), making it the state's 205th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 934 people, the population of Burlingame decreased 8.16% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,017 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Burlingame.

Communities Also Named Burlingame ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Burlingame - they are located in California, Illinois, Michigan, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Texas.

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

Communities near Burlingame ...

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

• Osage City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osage City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage City
  • Osage City is located in Osage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,765 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osage City <6>
• Carbondale
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbondale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
  • Carbondale is located in Osage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,347 people
• Auburn
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Auburn is located in Shawnee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,203 people
• Lyndon
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyndon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon
  • Lyndon is located in Osage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyndon <6>
• Overbrook
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbrook
  • Overbrook is located in Osage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,005 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Overbrook <6>
• Scranton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scranton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
  • Scranton is located in Osage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scranton <6>
• Eskridge
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskridge
  • Eskridge is located in Wabaunsee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
• Melvern
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melvern have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvern
  • Melvern is located in Osage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
  • Melvern has also been known as:
  • Melvin
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melvern <6>
• Harveyville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harveyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveyville
  • Harveyville is located in Wabaunsee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
• Reading
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reading have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
  • Reading is located in Lyon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reading <6>

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Burlingame. Our list includes 15 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Burlingame.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Burlingame ...

Looking for more information about Burlingame? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Burlingame, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Burlingame.

Adding Burlingame to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Burlingame 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 Burlingame was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Burlingame post office opened in 1858.

We also found Burlingame in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Burlingame.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Osage County: www.osageco.org/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/