Burchard’s post office opened in 1882, and 45% of its homes were built before 1940
Its Register listing is the Harold Lloyd Birthplace.
How Burchard began
When was Burchard founded?
The Burchard post office opened in 1882, the earliest record of the town by name. Another post office, Tips Branch (1868), opened inside today’s town and later closed.
1 historic place in Burchard
The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Architectural styles listings
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.
4 famous people were born in Burchard
Writers, athletes, leaders and more, ranked by how widely they’re known.
Lost post offices
Burchard’s post office has been open since 1882. Another post office, Tips Branch, opened and closed inside today’s town.
US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
Questions about Burchard’s history
What year was Burchard founded?
The Burchard post office opened in 1882, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).
What is on the National Register in Burchard?
One place: the Harold Lloyd Birthplace (listed 1993).
Memory lane
What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.
Where this page comes from
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →
From the National Register of Historic Places (1), Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.