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Welcome to Burnstad ...

Burnstad is located in Logan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Burnstad, you might consider that their post office opened in 1907.

Burnstad is 1,960 feet [597 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Burnstad: 701

Communities near Burnstad ...

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

  • Wishek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Napoleon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Lehr
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Streeter
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Braddock
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Fredonia
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Ashley
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Venturia
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Gackle
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Linton
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Burnstad ...

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

Adding Burnstad to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Burnstad post office opened in 1907. The Burnstad post office closed in 1979.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Burnstad.

Footnotes ...

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