Biohazard and Crime Scene Remediation in Burlingame, KS

Burlingame is a city in Osage County, Kansas, and the oldest town in the county, with its first settlements made in 1854.

Burlingame was originally created as Council City and was a stop on the Santa Fe Trail; the Council City post office opened on April 30, 1855.

On January 30, 1858, the city and post office changed their name from Council City to Burlingame, in honor of Anson Burlingame, who later served as the United States minister to China.

Burlingame was incorporated in 1861.

During the Civil War, the townspeople built a stone fort in the middle of town known as Burlingame's Fort; it was torn down after the war ended.

Burlingame's main street, Santa Fe Avenue, still follows the original Santa Fe Trail and was made wide enough for ox-drawn freight wagons to make U-turns; the street was covered with red brick in 1922.

Santa Fe Trail travelers entered Burlingame after crossing Switzler Creek on a toll bridge built by John Switzler in 1847, which continued operating into the 1860s.

Burlingame's population peaked at 1,472 in 1890, during the era when coal mining and railroading drove Osage County's economy.

As of the 2020 census, Burlingame had a population of 971 people.