Welcome to Burksville ...

Burksville is located in Monroe County<1>.

The pronunciation of Burksville: BERKS-vil<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Burksville, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1870.

Burksville is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Burksville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Burksville lies within the (618) area code.

Communities Also Named Burksville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Burksville - it's located in Missouri.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Burksville.

Communities near Burksville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Burksville.

• Belleville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
  • Belleville is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,536 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belleville <4>
• Arnold
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arnold have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
  • Arnold is located in Jefferson County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnold <4>
• Festus
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Festus
  • Festus is located in Jefferson County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,114 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Festus <4>
• Columbia
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
  • Columbia is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,627 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <4>
• Waterloo
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterloo have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
  • Waterloo is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,536 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterloo <4>
• Pevely
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pevely have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pevely
  • Pevely is located in Jefferson County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,001 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pevely <4>
• Crystal City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal City
  • Crystal City is located in Jefferson County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,694 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal City <4>
• Herculaneum
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herculaneum have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herculaneum
  • Herculaneum is located in Jefferson County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,261 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herculaneum <4>
• Freeburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
  • Freeburg is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,223 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeburg <4>
• Dupo
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupo
  • Dupo is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,845 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dupo <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Burksville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Burksville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Burksville. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Burksville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Burksville. See our Newspapers Page for Burksville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Burksville ...

Looking for more information about Burksville? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Burksville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Burksville.

Adding Burksville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Burksville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Burksville was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1870.

We also found Burksville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Burksville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Burksville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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