| Official Name: | Burleigh, Texas |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | Texas#USA |
| Pushpin Image: | Relief map of Texas.png |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Texas |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Texas |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Austin |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 196 |
| Coordinates: | 29.9197°N -96.1503°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 77418 |
| Area Code: | 979 |
Burleigh is an unincorporated community in northeastern Austin County, in the U.S. state of Texas. According to the Handbook of Texas, its population was 69 from 1972 through 2000. It is located within the Greater Houston metropolitan area.
Burleigh is situated a distance of 6.7miles southeast of Bellville where eastbound FM 529 intersects with northbound FM 331. From Burleigh, FM 529 goes 33.5miles east to link with State Highway 6 in the Houston area. FM 331 connects with State Highway 36, 5.9miles to the south. For 0.4miles at Burleigh, FM 331 shares the right-of-way with FM 529, then it heads north 5.9miles before state maintenance ends at Oil Field Road. The Brazos River is 1.6miles east on FM 529, which is also called Crump Ferry Road. Burleigh is also located 26miles southeast of Brenham.[1]
The eastern part of Austin County was first settled in the 1820s, but the community itself did not appear until the late 19th century. A post office began operating out of a general store in Burleigh in 1893, but it closed in 1913. As late as 1968 the population was reckoned at about 150 souls, but in 1972 there were only 69 persons and remained at that level through 2000. There were three churches in Burleigh in the early 1980s.[2]
Camp Gillespie, a Confederate prison, was located in Burleigh.
Burleigh had its own school in 1918 and had 62 students enrolled. It then had two schools in the early 1880s.[2] Today, the community is served by the Bellville Independent School District.