Burt Post Office Contributed and transcribed by Cousin Don Henkle. ------------------------------------------------------------------- KSGENWEB INTERNET GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY COPYRIGHT NOTICE: In keeping with the KSGenWeb policy of providing free information on the Internet, this data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other gain. Copying of the files within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged. Any other use, including publication, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission by electronic, mechanical, or other means requires the written approval of the file's author. -------------------------------------------------------------- BURT Post Office Located seven miles north, two miles west, and one half mile north of Yates Center, was the town of Burt. Today, two houses and what was the old Burt Store are all that is there. In 1880, D.H. Burt came from Illinois and married the "Widow Burdette", who owned a farm along south of the creek across the road from Burt. Soon after coming here, D.H. Burt built a small building that he stocked and operated a small store, the first in this part of the county. On 31 July 1884 a postoffice was established in the store and called "BURT" with Daniel H. Burt as postmaster. Through the influence of Mr. Burt, a Star mail route was established from Yates Center, via Coloma, Bryon, Burt, Finney and Keck. Mail was brought every other day. David Askren was one of the early-day settlers along Turkey Creek and was one of the first Star carriers. In 1900, Burt was a thriving community with two stores side by side, a postoffice, and a blacksmith shop. In 1906 a telephone line was run from Yates Center through the Burt neighborhood and the first telephones were installed. The population in 1910 was 53. The Burt store was closed in 1964, although the Cook's maintained a welding & repair shop at Burt. For almost 84 years the Burt store was a landmark in the northwest part of the county. This was the last of the country stores that once dotted the county.