Burr Oak, Iowa
Encyclopedia
Burr Oak is a small unincorporated community
in Winneshiek County
, Iowa
, United States
, very close to the Minnesota
state line. Burr Oak is a census-designated place
and the population was 166 in the 2010 census
(author of the Little House on the Prairie
books) (1876–1877). This is where Grace Ingalls
, the youngest of the Ingalls children, was born in 1877. There is a Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum in the local Masters Hotel. Burr Oak is the missing link in the Little House series, as Laura never published a book about her stay there (although Old Town in the Green Groves
book by Cynthia Rylant
describes this missing year).
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in Winneshiek County
Winneshiek County, Iowa
-2010 census:The 2010 census recorded a population of 21,056 in the county, with a population density of . There were 8,721 housing units, of which 7,997 were occupied.-2000 census:...
, Iowa
Iowa
Iowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, very close to the Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
state line. Burr Oak is a census-designated place
Census-designated place
A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...
and the population was 166 in the 2010 census
History
The village is known as one of the former homes of Laura Ingalls WilderLaura Ingalls Wilder
Laura Elizabeth Ingalls Wilder was an American author who wrote the Little House series of books based on her childhood in a pioneer family...
(author of the Little House on the Prairie
Little House on the Prairie
Little House is a series of children's books by Laura Ingalls Wilder that was published originally between 1932 and 1943, with four additional books published posthumously, in 1962, 1971, 1974 and 2006.-History:...
books) (1876–1877). This is where Grace Ingalls
Grace Ingalls
Grace Pearl Ingalls Dow was the fifth and last child of Caroline and Charles Ingalls. She was the youngest sister of Laura Ingalls Wilder, known for her Little House on the Prairie books.-Biography:...
, the youngest of the Ingalls children, was born in 1877. There is a Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum in the local Masters Hotel. Burr Oak is the missing link in the Little House series, as Laura never published a book about her stay there (although Old Town in the Green Groves
Old Town in the Green Groves
Old Town in the Green Groves novel by Cynthia Rylant is a fictional midquel book based on some notes left by Laura Ingalls Wilder and a general knowledge about her life and the times....
book by Cynthia Rylant
Cynthia Rylant
Cynthia Rylant is an American author. She has written more than 100 children's books in English and Spanish. With the divorce of her parents when she was four and living without running water and electricity she became an author including works of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry...
describes this missing year).
See also
- Kinney Octagon BarnKinney Octagon BarnThe Kinney Octagon Barn is an octagonal barn built in 1880just north of Burr Oak, Iowa. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 19, 1986.-External links:* * *...
An octagonal barn on the National Register of Historic PlacesNational Register of Historic PlacesThe National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
. - National Register of Historic Places listings in Winneshiek CountyNational Register of Historic Places listings in Winneshiek County, IowaThis is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Winneshiek County, Iowa.This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Winneshiek County, Iowa, United States...