Burmis | |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | Alberta#Canada#North America |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Alberta##Location within Canada##Location within North America |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Canada |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Alberta |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Southern Alberta |
Subdivision Type3: | Census division |
Subdivision Name3: | No. 3 |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipal district |
Subdivision Name4: | Pincher Creek No. 9 |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Burmis is an unincorporated community in southern Alberta in the Municipal District of Pincher Creek No. 9, located on Highway 3, southwest of Lethbridge. Its post office opened in 1915 and closed in 1968.[1] The name "Burmis" is a portmanteau of Burns and Kemmis, the names of two pioneer citizens.[2]