Burkett, Texas

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Burkett, Texas
Unincorporated community
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Burkett
Coordinates: 31°59′46″N99°13′32″W / 31.99611°N 99.22556°W / 31.99611; -99.22556
Country United States
State Texas
County Coleman
Elevation
1,558 ft (475 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 325
GNIS feature ID1331677 [1]

Burkett is an unincorporated community in Coleman County, Texas, United States. [1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 30 in 2000.

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History

Though unincorporated, Burkett has a post office, with the ZIP code of 76828. [2]

On May 7, 1995, an F0 tornado struck Burkett. Three homes were damaged and a barn was destroyed. [3] On April 26, 2015, another F0 tornado struck Burkett and was reported by an emergency manager. [4] On May 26, 2016, an F1 tornado struck Burkett. A few trees and tree limbs were snapped, and outbuildings were damaged or destroyed. The community center in town sustained roof damage. [5]

Geography

Burkett is located on Texas State Highway 206 in northeastern Coleman County. [6]

Climate

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen climate classification, Burkett has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated Cfa on climate maps. [7]

Education

Burkett had its own school in 1940, which closed in 1957 and joined the Coleman and Cross Plains Independent School Districts. [6]

Notable people

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Burkett, Texas
  2. ↑ Zip Code Lookup Archived June 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ Tornado History Project - Storm Data for May 7, 1995
  4. ↑ "Texas Event Report: EF0 Tornado". National Climatic Data Center. National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office in San Angelo, Texas. 2015. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
  5. ↑ National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office in San Angelo, Texas (2016). Texas Event Report: EF1 Tornado (Report). National Centers for Environmental Information. Retrieved December 11, 2016.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  6. 1 2 Burkett, TX from the Handbook of Texas Online
  7. ↑ Climate Summary for Burkett, Texas
  8. ↑ Finn, Mark (2006), Blood & Thunder, Monkeybrain, Inc., ISBN   1-932265-21-X
  9. ↑ "Hardin-Simmons Hall of Leaders". Hardin-Simmons University. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
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