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Introduction ...

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

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

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Burnside (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Burnside. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Although our information shows that the community of Burnside is historic, it would have been located within present day Knox County.

To see how the shape of Illinois' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Knox County: Fulton, Henry, Mercer, Peoria, Stark & Warren.

Below are the counties that are near Burnside. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Burnside:

  • Knox County     (The home county of Burnside)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burnside, with the one closest to Burnside listed first.
    • De Long
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • De Long is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Long
    • Maquon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Gilson
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Augustine
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Abingdon
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Knoxville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Knox
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Knox is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
    • East Galesburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • East Galesburg is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Galesburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
    • Appleton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Appleton is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
    • Yates City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Dahinda
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Galesburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Fulton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burnside, with the one closest to Burnside listed first.
    • London Mills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Ellisville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Fairview
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Avon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Babylon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Babylon is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babylon
    • Bybee
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Bybee is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bybee
    • Farmington
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Blyton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Blyton is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blyton
    • Checkrow
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Checkrow is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Checkrow
    • Fiatt
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Brereton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Brereton is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brereton
    • Norris
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Henderson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burnside, with the one closest to Burnside listed first.
    • Media
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Media is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Media
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
    • Raritan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Raritan is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raritan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
  • Henry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burnside, with the one closest to Burnside listed first.
    • Woodhull
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Alpha
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Bishop Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Galva
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • McDonough County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burnside, with the one closest to Burnside listed first.
    • Prairie City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Prairie City is located in McDonough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
    • Bushnell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • New Philadelphia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • New Philadelphia is located in McDonough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Philadelphia
    • Bardolph
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Good Hope
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Adair
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sciota
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • East Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • East Village is located in McDonough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
    • Lamone Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Lamone Village is located in McDonough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamone Village
    • Macomb
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Macomb is located in McDonough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomb
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,206 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macomb <2>
    • University Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • University Village is located in McDonough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
  • Mercer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burnside, with the one closest to Burnside listed first.
    • North Henderson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Alexis
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Norwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Norwood is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
  • Peoria County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burnside, with the one closest to Burnside listed first.
    • Elmwood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Brimfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Trivoli
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Elmore
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Elmore is located in Peoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
    • Laura
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hanna City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Monica
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Monica is located in Peoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monica
    • Edwards
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Glasford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Princeville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Maxwell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Maxwell is located in Peoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
    • Kingston Mines
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Stark County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burnside, with the one closest to Burnside listed first.
    • West Jersey
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • West Jersey is located in Stark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jersey
    • La Fayette
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Toulon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Tazewell County
    • Radville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Radville is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radville
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burnside, with the one closest to Burnside listed first.
    • Surrey
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Surrey is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surrey
    • Berwick
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Cameron
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Utah
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Utah is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utah
    • Youngstown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Youngstown is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngstown
    • Roseville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Monmouth
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Gerlaw
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Shanghai City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Shanghai City is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai City
    • Kirkwood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Eleanor
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Eleanor is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor
    • Smithshire
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Burnside, see our County-by-County Page for Burnside.

Cemeteries Near Burnside ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Burnside.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Burnside - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Burnside covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Burnside, with the one closest to Burnside listed first.

  • Harper Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Hermon Christian Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Hermon Methodist Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Elias Bragg Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Cook Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Haynes Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Housh Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • West Midway Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • East Midway Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Ouderkirk Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Mather Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (305 more) ...
    • Heartley Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Thurman Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Clark Chapel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.

While we didn't find Burnside in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Burnside.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Burnside, with the one closest to Burnside listed first.

  • Hermon
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Hermon is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermon
  • De Long
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • De Long is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Long
  • London Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Maquon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Saint Augustine
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Rapatee
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Rapatee is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapatee
  • Gilson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Abingdon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Ellisville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Douglas
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Douglas is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
  • Knoxville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Saluda
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Saluda is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saluda
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Avon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairview
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Knox
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Knox is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Burnside. See our List of 1890's Communities around Burnside.

Newspapers Published in Burnside ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 196 newspapers that have been published in the area around Burnside.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Burnside, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Burnside.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Burnside:

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Burnside, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Burnside) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.