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Village · Pawnee County · Population 76 (2020 census) · ZIP 68323 · Founded 1881 · Peak population 315 (1910)

About Burchard

Burchard is a village of 76 in western Pawnee County on NE 99, about 11 miles west of Pawnee City. Harold Lloyd was born here in 1893, and his birthplace is a small museum; Burchard Lake, 3 miles east, draws anglers and, each spring, visitors to its prairie-chicken blinds.

History

The Lincoln Town Site Company laid out Burchard in August 1881 as the Burlington's Republican Valley line to Wymore came through, and named it for a local minister named Burchard. By 1882 it had more than 100 people, six stores, a Presbyterian church nearing completion and a school, and it was incorporated in 1884. The population peaked at 315 in 1910.

Harold Lloyd, the silent-film comedian of Safety Last!, was born here on April 20, 1893, in a frame house built in 1883 that his father bought in 1890; the family moved to Humboldt in 1897. The house was listed on the National Register in 1993. Notable people from Burchard also include actor Gaylord Lloyd, Harold's brother, and Gen. Charles H. Corlett.

Highways and trails through Burchard

Route	One way	Other way
NE 99North–south through the village	North to NE 4	South with NE 8, then to the Kansas line toward Summerfield
NE 8Runs with NE 99 south of the village	East to Pawnee City (about 11 mi)	West into Gage County

Nearby towns

Lewiston	about 7 mi north-northwest	NE 99 and NE 4
Steinauer	about 7 mi east-northeast	NE 99 and county roads
Liberty	about 8 mi west-southwest	NE 8
Pawnee City	about 11 mi east-southeast	NE 8
Table Rock	about 14 mi east	NE 4
Wymore	about 17 mi west	NE 8
Du Bois	about 18 mi east-southeast	NE 8
Mission Creek	about 10 mi south-southwest	NE 99 and county roads

Things to see

The Harold Lloyd Birthplace, 4th and Pawnee Sts. (National Register): a movie room, period parlor and memorabilia (by appointment, 402-865-4665) · Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 405 Gage St. · Burchard Lake (Burchard WMA), 3 mi east and about 1 mi north: a 150-acre lake rebuilt in 2013 with a boat ramp and accessible pier; bass, catfish, bluegill and crappie; camping; and two prairie-chicken viewing blinds, first-come, February–April (arrive an hour before sunrise) · Big Blue Ranch & Lodge, a working ranch with lodging · Pawnee Prairie WMA, 1,140 acres, 7 mi south · Mayberry WMA, 5 mi north · the former settlement of Mission Creek and its cemetery, about 10 mi southwest

Health care

No clinic in Burchard; Pawnee County Memorial Hospital and Pawnee County Rural Health Clinic, 600 I St., Pawnee City, 402-852-2231

Sources: U.S. Census; Wikipedia; Andreas, History of the State of Nebraska (1882); Fitzpatrick, Nebraska Place-Names; History Nebraska markers; National Register of Historic Places; Nebraska Game and Parks; Nemaha NRD; Nebraska Department of Transportation; county, school, museum and parish websites. Distances marked "about" are straight-line estimates.