Burnett County is named for Thomas P Burnett, who was a Wisconsin legislator.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Douglas County
E – Washburn County
S – Barron County and Polk County
W – Chisago County, Minnesota and Pine County, Minnesota
Created: March 31, 1856 
County Seat:
Grantsburg 1856 -1985
Siren 1985 – present
County Courthouse – Siren
Location: 7410 County Road K / Highway 35
Built: 1983 – 1984
Style: Modern
Architect: Ozolins-D’Jock Architects of Eau Claire
Contractor: Construction Analysis and Management, Inc. of Minneapolis, Minnesota
Description: The building faces south and is a two and three story brick and concrete structure. The building is located on spacious landscaped grounds to the north of Siren in Meenon. On the southeast side is a two story wing connected at the main entrance to a three story northwest wing. The building is faced with a dark red colored exterior inter-disbursed by light horizontal brick. The windows form a horizontal band across both wings. The roof line is flat. In the interior the hallways are narrow. The County Circuit Court courtroom is located on the west side of the second story. The building houses the County Circuit Court of the 10th Judicial District. The building is named as the Burnett County Government Center. The building was renovated in 2003. The architect was Ayres Associates of Eau Claire and the contractor was Huotari Construction of Medford.
See: The 10th Judicial District includes Ashland County, Barron County, Bayfield County, Chippewa County, Douglas County, Dunn County, Eau Claire County, Polk County, Rusk County, Saint Croix County, Sawyer County and Washburn County.
History: The county was created in 1856 and Grantsburg was selected as the county seat in 1865. The first courthouse was built in Grantsburg in 1886 to 1888. In 1985 the county seat was moved to Sire. The second and present courthouse was constructed in 1983 to 1985 at a cost of $3,600,000.
County Courthouse – Siren
Old Building – Grantsburg
Memory Lake – Grantsburg
Photosd taken 2006, 2007, 2011 and 2022