Welcome to Burdock ...
Burdock is located in Fall River County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Burdock, you might consider that their post office opened in 1919.
Burdock is 3,640 feet [1,109 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Burdock is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Burdock lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Burdock: 605
Communities near Burdock ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Burdock.
- Edgemont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgemont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemont
- Edgemont is located in Fall River County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 718 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgemont <4>
- Ivanhoe ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Provo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provo
- Provo is located in Fall River County
- Estimated population in 2014: 32 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Provo <4>
- Dewey
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
- Dewey is located in Custer County
- Clifton ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Erskine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east) - Pringle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pringle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pringle
- Pringle is located in Custer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pringle <4>
- Cascade Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cascade Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Springs
- Cascade Springs is located in Fall River County
- Spencer ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north) - Hot Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
- Hot Springs is located in Fall River County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,502 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hot Springs <4>
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 Burdock. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Burdock.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Burdock. 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 Burdock.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Burdock. See our Newspapers Page for Burdock.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Burdock ...
Looking for more information about Burdock? 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 Burdock, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Burdock.
Adding Burdock to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Burdock 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 Burdock was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Burdock post office opened in 1919.
We also found Burdock in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Mountain Plains.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Burdock.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Burdock. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of South Dakota: https://www.sd.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Fall River, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Burdock - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |