Welcome to Burt ...

Burt is located in Tazewell County<1>.

Burt is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Burt: 309 & 861<3>

Communities Also Named Burt ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Burt - they are located in Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, 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.

• Morton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
  • Morton is located in Tazewell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,232 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morton <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Morton
  • From Burt to Morton
• Lincoln
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
  • Lincoln is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,404 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lincoln
  • From Burt to Lincoln
• Tremont
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tremont
  • Tremont is located in Tazewell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,114 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tremont <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Tremont
  • From Burt to Tremont
• Mason City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason City
  • Mason City is located in Mason County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,088 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason City <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mason City
  • From Burt to Mason City
• Mackinaw
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackinaw
  • Mackinaw is located in Tazewell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
  • Former name for Mackinaw:
  • Mackinawtown
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mackinaw <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mackinaw
  • From Burt to Mackinaw
• Delavan
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
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  • Delavan is located in Tazewell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,596 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delavan <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Delavan
  • From Burt to Delavan
• Atlanta
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlanta have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
  • Atlanta is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,582 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlanta <4>
• Minier
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minier
  • Minier is located in Tazewell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,180 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minier <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Minier
  • From Burt to Minier
• Danvers
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danvers have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
  • Danvers is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
  • Danvers has also been known as:
  • Danver
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danvers <4>
• South Pekin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Pekin
  • South Pekin is located in Tazewell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to South Pekin
  • From Burt to South Pekin

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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Burt, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with 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 book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Great Lakes West.

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 Tazewell County: www.tazewell.com/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov