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Welcome to Burr ...

Burr is located in Yellow Medicine County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Burr, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.

Burr is 1,320 feet [402 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Burr ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Burr - they are located in California, Kentucky, Missouri, Nebraska, Ontario, Saskatchewan, Texas, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Burr ...

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

  • Canby
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Canby is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canby
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,645 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canby <3>
  • Dawson
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Dawson is located in Lac qui Parle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,378 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dawson <3>
  • Clear Lake
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Hendricks
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Gary
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Gary is located in Deuel County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gary <3>
  • Tunerville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Tunerville is located in Deuel County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunerville
    • Estimated population in 2014: 218 people
  • Toronto
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Porter
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Porter is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
  • Marietta
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Marietta is located in Lac qui Parle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
  • Astoria
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Burr ...

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

Adding Burr to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Burr post office opened in 1894. The Burr post office closed in 1953.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Burr.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Yellow Medicine, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Burr - 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/