Burchard, Minnesota Explained

Official Name:	Burchard, Minnesota
Pushpin Map:	Minnesota#USA
Pushpin Label:	Burchard
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	United States
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Name1:	Minnesota
Subdivision Type2:	County
Subdivision Name2:	Lyon
Subdivision Type3:	Township
Subdivision Name3:	Shelburne
Timezone:	Central (CST)
Utc Offset:	-6
Timezone Dst:	CDT
Utc Offset Dst:	-5
Elevation Ft:	1673
Coordinates:	44.2561°N -95.9903°W
Area Code:	507
Blank Name:	GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:	640651

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

History

Burchard was laid out in 1886 by the railroad.^[1] It was named for H. M. Burchard, a railroad official.^[2]

A post office was established in Burchard in 1886, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1945.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Book: A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways . Chicago and North Western Railway Company . 1908 . 49.
2. Book: Upham, Warren. Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. 1920. Minnesota Historical Society. 312.
3. Web site: Lyon County . Jim Forte Postal History . 27 February 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150217085510/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MN&county=Lyon . 17 February 2015 .