Burke (community), Wisconsin

Burke (also Burke Station) is an unincorporated community in the town of Burke, Dane County, Wisconsin, United States.[1][2]

Burke, Wisconsin
Burke is located in Wisconsin
Burke
Burke
Burke is located in the United States
Burke
Burke
Coordinates: 43°08′09″N 89°16′34″W
Country United States
State Wisconsin
CountyDane County
TownBurke
Elevation
276 m (906 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code608
GNIS feature ID1562421[1]

The community was named for Irish statesman Edmund Burke, as most of its first residents were Irish.[3]

Notes

  1. "Burke (community), Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Wisconsin Department of Transportation-Dane County, Wisconsin Archived September 23, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  3. Callary, Edward (2016). Place Names of Wisconsin. Madison, Wisconsin: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 43. ISBN 9780299309640.



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