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Welcome to Burr Oak ...

Burr Oak is located in Marshall County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Burr Oak, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.

Burr Oak is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: While Burr Oak is in the Eastern Time Zone, the area just to the west is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Burr Oak: 574

Communities Also Named Burr Oak ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Indiana communities named Burr Oak: This one is located in Marshall County and the other is located in Noble County.

Beyond Indiana, there are 10 communities that are also named Burr Oak - they are located in Illinois, Iowa (2), Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Burr Oak ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Burr Oak ...

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

Adding Burr Oak to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Burr Oak 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 (so far) for Burr Oak was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Burr Oak post office opened in 1883. The Burr Oak post office closed in 1983.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Burr Oak.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Marshall, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Burr Oak - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/