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History · Burdett

Burdett’s post office opened in 1819, and 60% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: 1 old photo or paper from 1874 on.

1819first post office
0on the National Register
60%homes built before 1940
1old photo or paper
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Quick answers

How Burdett began

When was Burdett founded?

1819

The Burdett post office opened in 1819, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 331207 years
Founding year: the first Burdett post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Burdett’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenOnly 1 old photo is in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Burdett’s homes were built before 1938.Deep rootsA post office since 1819: 207 years of Burdett.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Burdett’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Retake an old viewBurdett (Village); Burdett Business Not…: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
The story

How Burdett came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Burdett.

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The village is the site of the first settlement in the Town of Hector, circa 1790.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

By decade

Burdett, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1870s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1870s1 item
Burdett (Village); Burdett Business Notices.; Bennettsburg (Village)1874Burdett (Village); Burdett Business Notices.; Bennett…
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Sunrise over Seneca Lake - New York - US2016Sunrise over Seneca Lake - New York - USSunrise at the Seneca lake - New York - US2016Sunrise at the Seneca lake - New York - US
Then & now

Stand where they stood

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Burdett (Village); Burdett Business Notices.; Bennettsburg (Village)
Retake this viewBurdett (Village); Burdett Business Notices.; Bennettsburg (Village), 1874

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Questions about Burdett’s history

What year was Burdett founded?

The Burdett post office opened in 1819, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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 Wikimedia Commons (3) and Wikipedia. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.