Welcome to Burr Oak ...

Burr Oak is located in Noble County<1>.

The location of Burr Oak has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Burr Oak, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1848.

Burr Oak is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Burr Oak lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Burr Oak (for example, toward Hamlet), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Burr Oak lies within the (260) area code.

Communities Also Named Burr Oak ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Indiana communities named Burr Oak: This one is located in Noble County and the other is located in Marshall County.

Beyond Indiana, there are 10 communities that are also named Burr Oak - they are located in Illinois, Iowa (2), Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Burr Oak.

Communities near Burr Oak ...

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

• Auburn
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Auburn is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,617 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <4>
• Kendallville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kendallville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendallville
  • Kendallville is located in Noble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,893 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kendallville <4>
• Columbia City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia City
  • Columbia City is located in Whitley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,416 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia City <4>
• Huntertown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntertown
  • Huntertown is located in Allen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,874 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntertown <4>
• Garrett
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
  • Garrett is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garrett <4>
• Ligonier
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ligonier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ligonier
  • Ligonier is located in Noble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,411 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ligonier <4>
• Syracuse
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Syracuse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
  • Syracuse is located in Kosciusko County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,856 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Syracuse <4>
• Avilla
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilla
  • Avilla is located in Noble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,474 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avilla <4>
• Albion
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
  • Albion is located in Noble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,370 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albion <4>
• Churubusco
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Churubusco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churubusco
  • Churubusco is located in Whitley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,999 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Churubusco <4>

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 Burr Oak. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Burr Oak.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Burr Oak. 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 Burr Oak.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Burr Oak ...

Looking for more information about Burr Oak? 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 Burr Oak, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Burr Oak.

Adding Burr Oak to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Burr Oak 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 Burr Oak was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Burr Oak post office opened in 1848.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Burr Oak.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Noble County: www.nobleco.org/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov