Burnt Hills, New York

Burnt Hills, New York
hamlet

Historic Kingsley Inn, Burnt Hills New York in 2015
Burnt Hills, New York
Coordinates: 42°54′35″N 73°53′42″W / 42.90972°N 73.89500°W / 42.90972; -73.89500Coordinates: 42°54′35″N 73°53′42″W / 42.90972°N 73.89500°W / 42.90972; -73.89500
Country United States
State New York
County Saratoga
Elevation 407 ft (124 m)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 12027
Area code(s) 518
GNIS feature ID 945251[1]

Burnt Hills is a hamlet within the town of Ballston, in Saratoga County, New York, United States.[1] Its ZIP code is 12027.[2]

History

The hamlet derives its name from the fact that the area was burned over at the time the first settlers arrived. The records of the Burnt Hills Baptist Church extend back to 1791. The father of the notorious Tory spy in the Revolution, Joseph Bettys, was an early settler, and "Bettys Tavern" is located just north.[3]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Burnt Hills, New York". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved 2012-02-15.
  3. Sylvester, Nathaniel Bartlett (1878). History of Saratoga County New York. Philadelphia: Everts & Ensign. p. 253.


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