Burnstad, North Dakota

Burnstad
Burnstadt
Hamlet
Burnstad
Burnstad
Coordinates (Red Lake Township): 46°23′N 99°38′E / 46.38°N 99.63°E / 46.38; 99.63
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Dakota
CountyLogan
Named afterC.P. Burnstad
Postal code
58495
Area code701

Burnstad is an unincorporated community in Logan County, North Dakota, United States.[1]

History

A post office was established at Burnstad in 1907, and remained in operation until 1979.[2] The community was named for C. P. Burnstad, a cattleman.[3] Little remains of the original community.[4] The population was estimated at 200 in 1940.[5]

Burnstad is the nearest populated place to the Robert Abell Round Barn, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[6]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Burnstad, North Dakota
  2. ^ "Logan County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
  3. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1938). North Dakota, a Guide to the Northern Prairie State. WPA. p. 286. ISBN 978-1-62376-033-5. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
  4. ^ North Dakota: Counties, Towns & People. Watchmaker Publishing, Ltd. 2008. p. 115. ISBN 978-1-60386-191-5.
  5. ^ The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 716.
  6. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

46°23′08″N 99°37′57″W / 46.38556°N 99.63250°W / 46.38556; -99.63250