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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 Burchard (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 Burchard. 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 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.

Burchard is located in Pawnee County.

To see how the shape of Nebraska's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Pawnee County: Marshall (KS), Nemaha (KS), Gage, Johnson, Nemaha & Richardson.

Below are the counties that are near Burchard. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Burchard:

  • Pawnee County     (The home county of Burchard)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burchard, with the one closest to Burchard listed first.
    • Steinauer
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Lewiston
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewiston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
      • Lewiston is located in Pawnee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewiston <1>
    • Pawnee City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Table Rock
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Du Bois
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Gage County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burchard, with the one closest to Burchard listed first.
    • Liberty
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Virginia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia
      • Virginia is located in Gage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virginia <1>
    • Filley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Barneston
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Rockford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
      • Rockford is located in Gage County
    • Blue Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Holmesville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Wymore
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Adams
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adams have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
      • Adams is located in Gage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adams <1>
    • Beatrice
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Odell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Pickrell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burchard, with the one closest to Burchard listed first.
    • Crab Orchard
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crab Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Orchard
      • Crab Orchard is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crab Orchard <1>
    • Vesta
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesta
      • Vesta is located in Johnson County
    • Elk Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Tecumseh
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Mary
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Mary
      • Saint Mary is located in Johnson County
    • Sterling
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Graf ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graf have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graf
      • Graf is located in Johnson County
    • Cook
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
      • Cook is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cook <1>
  • Lancaster County
    • Firth
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firth
      • Firth is located in Lancaster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Firth <1>
  • Nemaha County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burchard, with the one closest to Burchard listed first.
    • Johnson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
      • Johnson is located in Nemaha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnson <1>
    • Rohrs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rohrs
      • Rohrs is located in Nemaha County
    • Brock
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Howe
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
      • Howe is located in Nemaha County
  • Otoe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burchard, with the one closest to Burchard listed first.
    • Burr
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burr have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr
      • Burr is located in Otoe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burr <1>
    • Douglas
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Richardson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burchard, with the one closest to Burchard listed first.
    • Humboldt
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Nim City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nim City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nim City
      • Nim City is located in Richardson County
    • Dawson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Stella
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Marshall County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burchard, with the one closest to Burchard listed first.
    • Summerfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Oketo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oketo
      • Oketo is located in Marshall County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
    • Axtell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtell
      • Axtell is located in Marshall County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
    • Marietta
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marietta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
      • Marietta is located in Marshall County (KS)
    • Beattie
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beattie
      • Beattie is located in Marshall County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
    • Home
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Home have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home
      • Home is located in Marshall County (KS)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Home <1>
    • Carden
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carden
      • Carden is located in Marshall County (KS)
    • Marysville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Winifred
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winifred
      • Winifred is located in Marshall County (KS)
    • Bremen
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremen
      • Bremen is located in Marshall County (KS)
    • Frankfort
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
      • Frankfort is located in Marshall County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
    • Vermillion
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vermillion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermillion
      • Vermillion is located in Marshall County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vermillion <1>
  • Nemaha County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burchard, with the one closest to Burchard listed first.
    • Baileyville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileyville
      • Baileyville is located in Nemaha County (KS)
    • Saint Benedict ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Benedict
      • Saint Benedict is located in Nemaha County (KS)
    • Bern
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bern have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bern
      • Bern is located in Nemaha County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
    • Central City ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
      • Central City is located in Nemaha County (KS)
    • Seneca
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seneca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
      • Seneca is located in Nemaha County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,079 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <1>
    • Oneida
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
      • Oneida is located in Nemaha County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
    • Berwick
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berwick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
      • Berwick is located in Nemaha County (KS)
  • Washington County (KS)
    • Lanham
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanham
      • Lanham is located in Washington County (KS)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Burchard, see our County-by-County Page for Burchard.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Burchard ...

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 140 newspapers that have been published in the area around Burchard.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Burchard. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Burchard and those printed in the larger area surrounding Burchard.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Burchard.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Burchard:

Cemeteries Near Burchard ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Burchard.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Burchard covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Burchard, with the one closest to Burchard listed first.

  • Burchard Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Salem's Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lewiston Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Rinne Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Anthonys Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
  • Tanner Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tanner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tanner Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101532 <4>
  • Virginia Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Virginia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Virginia Cemetery
  • Mission Creek Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Holy Family Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Family Cemetery
  • Continue List   (160 more) ...
    • Summerfield Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Summerfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Summerfield Cemetery
    • Pawnee City Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Bronek - Burgent Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Burchard had a population of 201 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Burchard had a population of 74 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Burchard, with the one closest to Burchard listed first.

  • Armour ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Armour have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour
    • Armour is located in Pawnee County
  • Violet ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Violet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet
    • Violet is located in Pawnee County
  • Mayberry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayberry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayberry
    • Mayberry is located in Pawnee County
  • Bookwalter
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bookwalter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bookwalter
    • Bookwalter is located in Pawnee County
  • Tate ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tate have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tate
    • Tate is located in Pawnee County
  • Lewiston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewiston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
    • Lewiston is located in Pawnee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewiston <1>
  • Steinauer
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Liberty
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Summerfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Pawnee City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Virginia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia
    • Virginia is located in Gage County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virginia <1>
  • Crab Orchard
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crab Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Orchard
    • Crab Orchard is located in Johnson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crab Orchard <1>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Saint Bridget
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Bridget have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Bridget
      • Saint Bridget is located in Marshall County (KS)
    • Table Rock
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Filley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Burchard. See our List of 1890's Communities around Burchard.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Burchard. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Pawnee County: www.co.pawnee.ne.us/

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Burchard) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Burchard. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1485, Longitude: -96.3503    
<4>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.
<5>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 Burchard, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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