Burke is a city in southwestern Angelina County, Texas, United States.

Burke was founded in 1881 when construction of the Houston, East and West Texas Railway reached the western edge of Bradley Prairie.

[citation needed] By 1885 Burke had three sawmills, three cotton gins, a church, and a school.

By 1904, Burke's population had declined to 161, due to the rise of Lufkin, eight miles north, as an industrial center for the county.

The brick building was torn down in 1935 and replaced with a larger schoolhouse built with WPA funds.

[4] Burke was incorporated as a city in 1966, and a municipal water system was constructed.

[5] The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters.