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Welcome to Burdette ...

Burdette is located in Hand County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Burdette, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.

Burdette is 1,380 feet [421 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Burdette: 605

Communities Also Named Burdette ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Burdette - they are located in Arkansas, Iowa, Maryland, Mississippi, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Burdette ...

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

  • Redfield
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Miller
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Florence ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Florence is located in Hand County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
    • Estimated population in 2014: 374 people
  • Polo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Polo is located in Hand County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo
    • Estimated population in 2014: 227 people
  • Tulare
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Saint Lawrence
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Wessington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Hitchcock
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Zell
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Zell is located in Faulk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zell
    • Estimated population in 2014: 65 people
  • Orient
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Burdette ...

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

Adding Burdette to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Burdette post office opened in 1883. The Burdette post office closed in 1920.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Burdette.

Footnotes ...

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