Our Genealogy Helper
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 Burt (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 Burt. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Burt is located in Kossuth 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 Kossuth County: Emmet, Hancock, Humboldt, Palo Alto, Winnebago, Faribault (MN) & Martin (MN).
Below are the counties that are near Burt. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Burt:
- Kossuth County (The home county of Burt)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burt, with the one closest to Burt listed first.
- Lone Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bancroft
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bancroft is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
- Algona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Titonka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Titonka is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Titonka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
- German Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- German Valley is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Valley
- Seneca
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Seneca is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Sexton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sexton is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton
- Fenton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fenton is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Gerled
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Gerled is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerled
- Swea City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lakota
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lakota is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakota
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Irvington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Irvington is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
- Emmet County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burt, with the one closest to Burt listed first.
- Ringsted
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Armstrong
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Armstrong is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
- Hoprig
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hoprig is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoprig
- Dolliver
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gruver
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gruver is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Wallingford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wallingford is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallingford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burt, with the one closest to Burt listed first.
- Woden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hutchins
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hutchins is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchins
- Corwith
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Corwith is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwith
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Crystal Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Crystal Lake is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Britt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Duncan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Duncan is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Kanawha
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Humboldt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burt, with the one closest to Burt listed first.
- Livermore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Livermore is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Ottosen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Ottosen is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottosen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Bode
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bode is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bode
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Arnold
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Arnold is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Hardy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hardy is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Renwick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bradgate
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bradgate is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradgate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Rutland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Rutland is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Palo Alto County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burt, with the one closest to Burt listed first.
- Cylinder
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cylinder is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cylinder
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Rodman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rodman is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- West Bend
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Emmetsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Graettinger
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mallard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Curlew
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Curlew is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curlew
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Pocahontas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burt, with the one closest to Burt listed first.
- Plover
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Plover is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Rolfe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Winnebago County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burt, with the one closest to Burt listed first.
- Buffalo Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rake is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Thompson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Forest City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Leland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Leland is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Faribault County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burt, with the one closest to Burt listed first.
- Elmore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Elmore is located in Faribault County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
- Blue Earth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Blue Earth is located in Faribault County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Earth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,098 people
- Former name for Blue Earth:
- Blue Earth City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Earth <1>
- Frost
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Frost is located in Faribault County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frost <1>
- Martin County (MN)
- Ceylon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Burt, see our County-by-County Page for Burt.
Cemeteries Near Burt ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Burt.
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 Burt - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Burt covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Burt, with the one closest to Burt listed first.
- Burt Twp. Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Portland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Union Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Plum Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fenton Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lotts Creek Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- River View Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Calvary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Buffalo Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- East Lawn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lawn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the East Lawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Algona.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94628 <2>
- Continue List (129 more) ...
- Good Hope Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- German Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ramsey Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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, Burt had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Burt had a population of 493 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Burt, with the one closest to Burt listed first.
- Bancroft
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bancroft is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
- Algona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sexton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sexton is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton
- German Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- German Valley is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Valley
- Seneca
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Seneca is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Fenton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fenton is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Whittemore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Whittemore is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittemore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
- Irvington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Irvington is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
- Wesley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wesley is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Ledyard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ringsted
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Swea ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Swea is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swea
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Cylinder
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cylinder is located in Palo Alto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cylinder
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Hutchins
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hutchins is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchins
- Armstrong
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Armstrong is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Burt. See our List of 1890's Communities around Burt.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Burt ...
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 90 newspapers that have been published in the area around Burt.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Burt. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Burt and those printed in the larger area surrounding Burt.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Burt.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Burt:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Kossuth County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Emmet County
- Hancock County
- Humboldt County
- Palo Alto County
- Pocahontas County
- Winnebago County
- Faribault County
- Martin County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Iowa
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 Burt, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Burt) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |