Welcome to Burr ...

The village of Burr is located in Otoe County<1>.

The location of Burr has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Burr, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Burr has a population of 60 people<3> (see below for details).

Burr is 1,120 feet [341 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Telephone area codes for Burr: (402) and (531)<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Burr had an population of 60 people. This is an increase of 5.26% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 9.09% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Burr had a population of 57 people. This makes Burr the county's 9th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 57 people, the population of Burr decreased 13.64% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 66 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Burr.

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, Minnesota, Missouri, 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.

• Hickman
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
  • Hickman is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,456 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hickman <6>
• Syracuse
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
  • Syracuse is located in Otoe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,949 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Syracuse <6>
• Tecumseh
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
  • Tecumseh is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tecumseh <6>
• Bennet
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennet
  • Bennet is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bennet <6>
• Adams
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <6>
• Firth
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • 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 <6>
• Palmyra
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmyra have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
  • Palmyra is located in Otoe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 575 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmyra <6>
• Sterling
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
  • Sterling is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sterling <6>
• Johnson
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <6>
• Unadilla
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unadilla have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unadilla
  • Unadilla is located in Otoe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unadilla <6>

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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Burr, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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 for Burr was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Burr post office opened in 1888.

We also found Burr on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Nebraska (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Burr.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Otoe County: www.co.otoe.ne.us/

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