Welcome to Burchard ...

Burchard is located in Lyon County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Burchard, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Burchard is 1,660 feet [506 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Burchard lies within the (507) area code.

Communities Also Named Burchard ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Burchard - they are located in Indiana and Nebraska.

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

Communities near Burchard ...

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

• Marshall
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
  • Marshall is located in Lyon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshall <4>
• Tracy
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tracy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
  • Tracy is located in Lyon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,055 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tracy <4>
• Tyler
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
  • Tyler is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,058 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tyler <4>
• Lake Benton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Benton
  • Lake Benton is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 625 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Benton <4>
• Balaton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Balaton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balaton
  • Balaton is located in Lyon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 616 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Balaton <4>
• Ivanhoe
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivanhoe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
  • Ivanhoe is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 524 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ivanhoe <4>
• Lynd
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynd have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynd
  • Lynd is located in Lyon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynd <4>
• Ghent
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ghent have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ghent
  • Ghent is located in Lyon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ghent <4>
• Russell
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
  • Russell is located in Lyon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
• Lake Wilson
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Wilson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wilson
  • Lake Wilson is located in Murray County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Burchard ...

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

Adding Burchard to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Burchard post office opened in 1886.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Burchard.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lyon County: www.lyonco.org/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/