4-399: Burkeville can refer to: Burkeville, Texas Burkeville, Virginia Burkeville, British Columbia [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to
8-461: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Burkeville&oldid=998409197 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Burkeville, Texas Burkeville is an unincorporated community in northern Newton County , Texas , United States. It sits at
12-472: The intersection of State Highways 63 and 87 , 10 miles west of the Sabine River . The Burkeville Independent School District serves the resident students. The town was named for John R. Burke, a well-educated and wealthy man from New York who took up residence there. He donated the land tract that would be used for the county courthouse. The plots for the town were laid out in 1844, and within three years
16-519: The residents there petitioned to become the county seat . Over several years, the county seat would switch between Burkeville and Newton until the state legislature ordered that Newton should remain the permanent county seat in 1856. The town also served as an arsenal of the Confederacy during the Civil War . Agriculture and trade would keep the economy prospering until the lumber industry would add to
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