BURNT HILLS, NY

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

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.

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.

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