Burnsville, West Virginia

Burnsville, West Virginia
Town
Official seal of Burnsville, West Virginia
Seal
Location of Burnsville in Braxton County, West Virginia.
Location of Burnsville in Braxton County, West Virginia.
Coordinates: 38°51′31″N 80°39′20″W / 38.85861°N 80.65556°W / 38.85861; -80.65556
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyBraxton
MayorPaul Bragg
Government
 • Chief of PoliceJim Ball
Area
[1]
 • Total
1.09 sq mi (2.82 km2)
 • Land1.06 sq mi (2.74 km2)
 • Water0.03 sq mi (0.09 km2)
Elevation
810 ft (247 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total
401
 • Estimate 
(2021)[2]
393
 • Density451.28/sq mi (174.23/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
26335
Area code304
FIPS code54-11716[3]
GNIS feature ID1554034[4]
Websitehttps://local.wv.gov/burnsville/Pages/default.aspx

Burnsville is a town in Braxton County, West Virginia, United States, at the confluence of the Little Kanawha River and Saltlick Creek.[5] The population was 401 at the 2020 census. Burnsville was incorporated in 1902 by the Circuit Court and named for Captain John Burns who operated the first sawmill in that section of the state and who established the town shortly after the close of the American Civil War.[6] It was named "All West Virginia City" in 1976.

  1. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Me.: DeLorme. 1997. p. 35. ISBN 0-89933-246-3.
  6. ^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 143.