Burke (community), Wisconsin
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Burke, Wisconsin | |
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Coordinates: 43°08′09″N 89°16′34″W / 43.13583°N 89.27611°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Wisconsin |
County | Dane County |
Town | Burke |
Elevation | 276 m (906 ft) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 608 |
GNIS feature ID | 1562421[1] |
Burke (also Burke Station) is an unincorporated community in the town of Burke, Dane County, Wisconsin, United States.[1][2]
The community was named for Irish statesman Edmund Burke, as most of its first residents were Irish.[3]
Notes
- ^ a b "Burke (community), Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Wisconsin Department of Transportation-Dane County, Wisconsin Archived September 23, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Callary, Edward (2016). Place Names of Wisconsin. Madison, Wisconsin: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 43. ISBN 9780299309640.