Burke Texas Map

About Burke, Texas

Burke is a locality in Angelina County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 663. The population density is 83.0 people per km². Burke is located at 31.2319°N, 94.7685°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 75941.

Burke rests a quiet sentinel in the East Texas piney woods, a landscape carved by the slow, persistent hand of water and time. It lies 7.7 miles south-south-west of Lufkin, TX (from Lufkin, TX: bearing 198°T), and is situated 6.3 miles south of Hudson. The terrain, a gentle rise and fall of sandy loam, supports a dense canopy of loblolly pines that hum with the industry of cicadas on a warm afternoon. Sunlight, when it breaks through, filters down in shifting patterns, illuminating patches of palmetto and the occasional flash of a cardinal's crimson wing. The air itself carries a faint, earthy perfume of pine needles and damp soil, a scent that clings to the skin and whispers of the surrounding wilderness. This corner of Angelina County, Burke, has long been defined by the bounty of its forests and the enduring spirit of its people. Early settlers found sustenance and prosperity in the timber industry, their lives intertwined with the rhythmic thud of axes and the rumble of logging wagons. Though the great forests have long since yielded to careful management and regrowth, that legacy persists, a subtle undercurrent in the local character. The economy, while diversified now, still feels the echo of those early days, with a quiet resilience that mirrors the steadfast growth of the pines. Life here moves at a pace dictated by the sun and the seasons, a steady, unpretentious rhythm that allows for the appreciation of small beauties, like the way the evening light ignites the dew on a spider's web.

About This Burke Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Burke, Texas — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 31.231854, -94.768541. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Burke and Angelina County.

Detailed location data for Burke includes the ZIP code (75941), telephone area code (903), county seat of Angelina County (Lufkin), and school district assignment (Diboll Independent School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Burke is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.