Burnstad, North Dakota

Unincorporated community in North Dakota, US

Grain elevator in Burnstad in the late 1950s
Burnstad in 2008

Burnstad is an unincorporated community rural hamlet in Logan County, North Dakota, United States. There are only two farm homes there currently, no businesses or services.[1][2]

History

A post office was established at Burnstad in 1907, and remained in operation until 1979.[3] The community was named for C. P. Burnstad, a cattleman.[4] Little remains of the original community.[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. ^ hometown locator
  3. ^ "Logan County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
  4. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1938). North Dakota, a Guide to the Northern Prairie State. WPA. p. 286. ISBN 978-1-62376-033-5.
  5. ^ North Dakota: Counties, Towns & People. Watchmaker Publishing, Ltd. 2008. p. 115. ISBN 978-1-60386-191-5.
  6. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
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Municipalities and communities of Logan County, North Dakota, United States
County seat: Napoleon
Cities
  • Fredonia
  • Gackle
  • Lehr‡
  • Napoleon
Map of North Dakota highlighting Logan County
TownshipsFormer townshipsUnorganized territories
  • East Logan
  • West Logan
Unincorporated communities
  • Burnstad
Footnotes
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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46°23′08″N 99°37′57″W / 46.38556°N 99.63250°W / 46.38556; -99.63250

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