Burr Oak is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

Athens County Athens County is a County (United States), county in southeastern Ohio. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the population was 62,431. Its county seat is Athens, Ohio, Athens. The county was formed in 1805 from Washington County, ...

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, United States. Burr Oak is located on

Ohio State Route 13 State Route 13 is a north–south state highway in the northern and southeastern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. It is the tenth longest state route in Ohio . Its southern terminus is at State Route 550 near Athens, and its northern te ...

, north-northeast of Glouster.

History

A post office called Burr Oak was established in 1887, and remained in operation until 1911. The community was named for

burr oak ''Quercus macrocarpa'', the bur oak or burr oak, is a species of oak tree native to eastern North America. It is in the white oak section, ''Quercus'' sect. ''Quercus'', and is also called mossycup oak, mossycup white oak, blue oak, or scrub oa ...

trees near the original town site.

References

Unincorporated communities in Athens County, Ohio Unincorporated communities in Ohio 1887 establishments in Ohio Populated places established in 1887 {{AthensCountyOH-geo-stub