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Welcome to Burdett ...

The village of Burdett is located in Schuyler County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Burdett, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Burdett has a population of 314 people<2> (see below for details).

Burdett is 1,010 feet [308 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Burdett: 607

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Burdett had an population of 314 people. This is a decrease of 7.65% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 12.04% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Burdett had a population of 340 people. This makes Burdett the county's 12th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 340 people, the population of Burdett decreased 4.76% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 357 people).

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

Communities Also Named Burdett ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Burdett - they are located in Alberta, Colorado, Georgia, Kansas, Missouri, North Carolina and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Burdett ...

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

  • Ithaca
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
    • Ithaca is located in Tompkins County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,981 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ithaca <4>
  • Horseheads
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Penn Yan
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Lansing
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
    • Lansing is located in Tompkins County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,866 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <4>
  • Cayuga Heights
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cayuga Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Heights
    • Cayuga Heights is located in Tompkins County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
  • Trumansburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Dundee
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundee have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
    • Dundee is located in Yates County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,608 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dundee <4>
  • Montour Falls
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montour Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montour Falls
    • Montour Falls is located in Schuyler County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,592 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montour Falls <4>
  • Hammondsport
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Ovid
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Burdett ...

Looking for more information about Burdett? 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 Burdett, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Burdett.

Adding Burdett to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Burdett 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 Burdett was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

We also found Burdett in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Burdett.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Schuyler, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Burdett.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Burdett - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.