Welcome to Burt ...

Burt is located in Saginaw County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Burt, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Burt is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Burt lies within the (989) area code.

The ZIP code for Burt: 48417<3>

Communities Also Named Burt ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Burt - they are located in Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Virginia and Washington.

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

Communities near Burt ...

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

• Flint
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
  • Flint is located in Genesee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flint <4>
• Saginaw
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
  • Saginaw is located in Saginaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,823 people
  • Former names for Saginaw:
  • East Saginaw
  • Saginaw City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saginaw <4>
• Flushing
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flushing have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flushing
  • Flushing is located in Genesee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,840 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flushing <4>
• Frankenmuth
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankenmuth
  • Frankenmuth is located in Saginaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankenmuth <4>
• Swartz Creek
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swartz Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swartz Creek
  • Swartz Creek is located in Genesee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,491 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swartz Creek <4>
• Mount Morris
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Morris
  • Mount Morris is located in Genesee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,823 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Morris <4>
• Vassar
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vassar
  • Vassar is located in Tuscola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,536 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vassar <4>
• Clio
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clio have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
  • Clio is located in Genesee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clio <4>
• Chesaning
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesaning
  • Chesaning is located in Saginaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,221 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesaning <4>
• Saint Charles
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Charles have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
  • Saint Charles is located in Saginaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,886 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Charles <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 Burt. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Burt.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Burt ...

Looking for more information about Burt? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Burt, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Burt.

Adding Burt to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Burt 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 Burt was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Burt post office opened in 1889.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Burt.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Saginaw County: www.saginawcounty.com/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/