Burleigh is an unincorporated community in northeastern Austin County, in the U.S. state of Texas.

From Burleigh, FM 529 goes 33.5 miles (53.9 km) east to link with State Highway 6 in the Houston area.

The Brazos River is 1.6 miles (2.6 km) east on FM 529, which is also called Crump Ferry Road.

[2] 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.