Burlington, Alabama
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Location in Alabama
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Alabama | ||
| County : | Elmore County | ||
| Coordinates : | 32 ° 35 ′ N , 85 ° 56 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Height : | 169 m | ||
| Postal code : | 35958 | ||
| Area code : | +1 334 | ||
| FIPS : | 01-10816 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 0156136 | ||
Burlington , also known as Mount Olive is known, an unincorporated community in Elmore County in the state of Alabama in the United States .
geography
Burlington is located in eastern Alabama in the southern United States. It is located about 11 kilometers south of the 18,000 hectare large Lake Martin .
Nearby places include Tallassee (immediately adjacent to the south), Eclectic (8 km northwest), Tuskegee (17 km southeast), Franklin (17 km southeast) and Notasulga (22 km east). The next larger city with 205,000 inhabitants is the capital of Alabama, Montgomery, about 29 kilometers southwest .
history
According to presumptions, an East American city served as a model for the naming. A post office was opened in 1841.
traffic
Burlington is just off Alabama State Route 229 , which connects 10 miles south to Interstate 85 .
Tallassee Airport is about 9 kilometers southeast , but it was closed indefinitely in the 1970s. Tuskegee City Airport, Sharpe Field, is 18 kilometers to the southeast .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Place Names in Alabama , University of Alabama Press, Tuscaloosa 1989, p. 25 ( on Google Books )