Welcome to Burt ...

Burt is located in Niagara County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Burt, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Burt is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Burt is within the (716) area code.

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, Michigan, Mississippi, 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.

• Lockport
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
  • Lockport is located in Niagara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,194 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lockport <4>
• Niagara on the Lake
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara on the Lake
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Niagara on the Lake <4>
• Medina
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
  • Medina is located in Orleans County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,584 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medina <4>
• Lewiston
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewiston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
  • Lewiston is located in Niagara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,572 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewiston <4>
• Youngstown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Youngstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngstown
  • Youngstown is located in Niagara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,833 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Youngstown <4>
• Middleport
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleport
  • Middleport is located in Niagara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,730 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleport <4>
• Wilson
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
  • Wilson is located in Niagara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilson <4>
• Lyndonville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndonville
  • Lyndonville is located in Orleans County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 771 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyndonville <4>
• Barker
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker
  • Barker is located in Niagara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barker <4>
• Corwin
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwin
  • Corwin is located in Niagara County

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.<5>

From that list, the Burt post office opened in 1899.

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 Niagara County: www.niagaracounty.com/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/