Welcome to Burrowsville ...

Burrowsville is located in Piatt County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Burrowsville, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Burrowsville is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Burrowsville, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The telephone area code for Burrowsville: (217)

Communities Also Named Burrowsville ...

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

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

Communities near Burrowsville ...

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

• Decatur
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
  • Decatur is located in Macon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,007 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <3>
• Mount Zion
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Zion have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
  • Mount Zion is located in Macon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,762 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Zion <3>
• Monticello
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
  • Monticello is located in Piatt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,557 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <3>
• Sullivan
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
  • Sullivan is located in Moultrie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,400 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sullivan <3>
• Tuscola
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuscola have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
  • Tuscola is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,370 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuscola <3>
• Forsyth
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forsyth have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forsyth
  • Forsyth is located in Macon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,465 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forsyth <3>
• Arcola
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
  • Arcola is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,838 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcola <3>
• Arthur
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arthur have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
  • Arthur is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,192 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arthur <3>
• Bement
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bement have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bement
  • Bement is located in Piatt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,661 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bement <3>
• Cerro Gordo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cerro Gordo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
  • Cerro Gordo is located in Piatt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,337 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cerro Gordo <3>

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 Burrowsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Burrowsville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Burrowsville. 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 Burrowsville.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Burrowsville ...

Looking for more information about Burrowsville? 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 Burrowsville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Burrowsville.

Adding Burrowsville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Burrowsville 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 Burrowsville was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Burrowsville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Piatt County: www.piattcounty.org/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov