Burnt Hills, New York

Burnt Hills is a hamlet within the town of Ballston, in Saratoga County, New York, United States.[1] Its ZIP code is 12027.[2] It is situated along NY 50, approximately 14 miles south of downtown Saratoga Springs, and 8.5 miles north of downtown Schenectady. The hamlet and its surrounding areas send their children to schools in the Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central School District, affectionately referred to as "BH-BL". The school district's offices are on Lakehill Road within the Burnt Hills hamlet.

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
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountySaratoga
TownBallston
Elevation
407 ft (124 m)
Population
 • Total3,659
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
12027
Area code(s)518
GNIS feature ID945251[1]

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. Bettys Tavern burned down in 1998.[3]

Notable people

Notes
  1. "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. {{cite book|last1=Sylvester|first1=Nathaniel Bartlett|title=History of Saratoga County New York|url=https://archive.org/details/historyofsaratog00sylv%7Cdate=1878%7Cpublisher=Everts & Ensign|location=Philadelphia|page=253
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