Welcome to Birkner ...

Birkner is located in Saint Clair County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Birkner, you might consider that their post office opened in 1872.

Birkner is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Birkner: 618 & 730<3>

Communities near Birkner ...

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

Saint Louis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Louis is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Louis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 297,645 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Louis <4>
Belleville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Belleville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,536 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belleville <4>
University City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- University City is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,049 people
O'Fallon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- O'Fallon is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Fallon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,606 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for O'Fallon <4>
Granite City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Granite City is located in Madison County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,959 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite City <4>
East Saint Louis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Saint Louis is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Saint Louis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,776 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Saint Louis <4>
Edwardsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Edwardsville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,189 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwardsville <4>
Collinsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Collinsville is located in Madison County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,217 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collinsville <4>
Webster Groves
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Webster Groves is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Groves
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,896 people
Ferguson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ferguson is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,457 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 Birkner. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Birkner.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Birkner ...

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

Adding Birkner to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Birkner 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 (so far) for Birkner was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Birkner post office opened in 1872. The Birkner post office closed in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Birkner.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Saint Clair, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Birkner - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 618 code has been Overlayed with the 730 area code. New phone numbers in the Birkner area will be assigned with one of these codes: 618 or 730. As a result, placing a call in the Birkner area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>	A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/