Welcome to Burr Oak ...

So far, we found very little information about Burr Oak. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Burr Oak to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Burr Oak, please Contact Us.

Burr Oak would have been located within present day Lincoln County<2>.

The location of Burr Oak has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Burr Oak, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Burr Oak is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Burr Oak was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Burr Oak ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Burr Oak - they are located in Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa (2), Kansas, Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Burr Oak ...

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

• O'Fallon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for O'Fallon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Fallon
  • O'Fallon is located in Saint Charles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,769 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for O'Fallon <5>
• Wentzville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentzville
  • Wentzville is located in Saint Charles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,109 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wentzville <5>
• Lake Saint Louis
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Saint Louis
  • Lake Saint Louis is located in Saint Charles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,186 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Saint Louis <5>
• Troy
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Troy is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,341 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <5>
• Moscow Mills
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow Mills
  • Moscow Mills is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,652 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moscow Mills <5>
• Saint Paul
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Paul have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
  • Saint Paul is located in Saint Charles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,796 people
• Elsberry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elsberry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsberry
  • Elsberry is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,098 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elsberry <5>
• Winfield
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
  • Winfield is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,591 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winfield <5>
• Hardin
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
  • Hardin is located in Calhoun County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 881 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hardin <5>
• Flint Hill
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
  • Flint Hill is located in Saint Charles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people

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

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

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

Adding Burr Oak to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Burr Oak in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Burr Oak was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Burr Oak post office opened in 1895.

We also found Burr Oak on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Burr Oak.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/