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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Burdette (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Burdette. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Burdette is located in Franklin County.

To see how the shape of Iowa's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Franklin County: Butler, Cerro Gordo, Hardin & Wright.

Below are the counties that are near Burdette. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Burdette:

  • Franklin County     (The home county of Burdette)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burdette, with the one closest to Burdette listed first.
    • Popejoy
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Popejoy is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popejoy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
    • Oakland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Oakland is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Bradford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Bradford is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
    • Reeve
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Reeve is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeve
    • Coulter
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Coulter is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulter
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
    • Latimer
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Geneva
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Faulkner
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Faulkner is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulkner
    • Hampton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Alexander
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Alexander is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
    • Hansell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Chapin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Chapin is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
  • Butler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burdette, with the one closest to Burdette listed first.
    • Austinville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Austinville is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
    • Kesley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Kesley is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kesley
    • Dumont
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Aplington
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Aredale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Bristow
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Bristow is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristow
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
    • Parkersburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Butler Center
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Butler Center is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Center
  • Cerro Gordo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burdette, with the one closest to Burdette listed first.
    • Meservey
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Meservey is located in Cerro Gordo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meservey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
    • Thornton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Thornton is located in Cerro Gordo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 401 people
    • Swaledale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Swaledale is located in Cerro Gordo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swaledale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
    • Rockwell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Dougherty
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Dougherty is located in Cerro Gordo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dougherty
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
  • Grundy County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burdette, with the one closest to Burdette listed first.
    • Wellsburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Buck Grove
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Buck Grove is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Grove
    • Fern
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Fern is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
    • Holland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Hamilton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burdette, with the one closest to Burdette listed first.
    • Williams
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Blairsburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Blairsburg is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
    • Ellsworth
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Kamrar
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jewell
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jewell is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,138 people
      • Jewell has also been known as:
      • Jewell Junction
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jewell <1>
    • Webster City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Randall
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Randall is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
    • Stanhope
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Stanhope is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
  • Hancock County
    • Goodell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Goodell is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
  • Hardin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burdette, with the one closest to Burdette listed first.
    • Alden
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Iowa Falls
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Buckeye
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Buckeye is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
    • Robertson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Robertson is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson
    • Eagle City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Eagle City is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle City
    • Owasa
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Owasa is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owasa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
    • Ackley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Sherman
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Sherman is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
    • Abbott
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Abbott is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
    • Cleves
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Cleves is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleves
    • Hubbard
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Radcliffe
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Marshall County
    • Bangor
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Bangor is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
  • Story County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burdette, with the one closest to Burdette listed first.
    • McCallsburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • McCallsburg is located in Story County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCallsburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
    • Roland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Roland is located in Story County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,252 people
    • Zearing
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Story City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Wright County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burdette, with the one closest to Burdette listed first.
    • Dows
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Galt
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Rowan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Solberg ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Solberg is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solberg
    • Clarion
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Belmond
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Cornelia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Cornelia is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelia
    • Woolstock
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Woolstock is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolstock
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
    • Holmes
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Holmes is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes
    • Olaf
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Olaf is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olaf
    • Eagle Grove
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Goldfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Burdette, see our County-by-County Page for Burdette.

Cemeteries Near Burdette ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Burdette.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Burdette - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Burdette covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Burdette, with the one closest to Burdette listed first.

  • Alden Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Oakland Valley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • St. Marks Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Union Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Olson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Morgan Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Morgan Twp. Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Friends Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Otis Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Buckeye Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (182 more) ...
    • Maynes Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Maysville Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Burdette had a post office and railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Burdette, with the one closest to Burdette listed first.

  • Alden
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Popejoy
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Popejoy is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popejoy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
  • Iowa Falls
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Reeve
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Reeve is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeve
  • Dows
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Williams
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Owasa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Owasa is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owasa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
  • Robertson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Robertson is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson
  • Latimer
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Geneva
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Faulkner
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Faulkner is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulkner
  • Hampton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Blairsburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Blairsburg is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
    • Hughs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Hughs is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughs
    • Abbott Crossing ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Abbott Crossing is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott Crossing

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Burdette. See our List of 1890's Communities around Burdette.

Newspapers Published in Burdette ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 126 newspapers that have been published in the area around Burdette.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Burdette, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Burdette.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Burdette:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Burdette, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Burdette) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.