Welcome to Burchinal ...

Burchinal is located in Cerro Gordo County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Burchinal, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

Burchinal is 1,230 feet [375 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Burchinal lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Burchinal: (641)

Communities near Burchinal ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Burchinal.

• Mason City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason City
  • Mason City is located in Cerro Gordo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,682 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason City <3>
• Clear Lake
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
  • Clear Lake is located in Cerro Gordo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,517 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clear Lake <3>
• Garner
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
  • Garner is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,031 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garner <3>
• Nora Springs
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nora Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora Springs
  • Nora Springs is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,342 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nora Springs <3>
• Manly
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manly
  • Manly is located in Worth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,271 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manly <3>
• Sheffield
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheffield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
  • Sheffield is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,096 people
• Rockwell
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockwell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell
  • Rockwell is located in Cerro Gordo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 979 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockwell <3>
• Rockford
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
  • Rockford is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 813 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockford <3>
• Ventura
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ventura have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ventura
  • Ventura is located in Cerro Gordo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 706 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ventura <3>
• Klemme
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Klemme have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klemme
  • Klemme is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Klemme <3>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Burchinal. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Burchinal.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Burchinal. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Burchinal.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Burchinal. See our Newspapers Page for Burchinal.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Burchinal ...

Looking for more information about Burchinal? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Burchinal, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Burchinal.

Adding Burchinal to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Burchinal in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Burchinal was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Burchinal post office opened in 1887.

We also found Burchinal in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Burchinal.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Burchinal. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Cerro Gordo County: www.co.cerro-gordo.ia.us/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/