Burchard, Minnesota

Burchard, Minnesota
Unincorporated community
Burchard is located in Minnesota
Burchard
Burchard
Burchard is located in the United States
Burchard
Burchard
Coordinates: 44°15′22″N 95°59′25″W / 44.25611°N 95.99028°W / 44.25611; -95.99028
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyLyon
TownshipShelburne
Elevation
1,673 ft (510 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code507
GNIS feature ID640651[1]

Burchard is an unincorporated community in Lyon County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.[1]

History

Burchard was laid out in 1886 by the railroad.[2] It was named for H. M. Burchard, a railroad official.[2][3]

A post office was established in Burchard in 1886, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1945.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Burchard, Minnesota
  2. ^ a b Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 49.
  3. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 312.
  4. ^ "Lyon County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on February 17, 2015. Retrieved February 27, 2015.


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