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Welcome to Burnt Prairie ...The village of Burnt Prairie is located in White County<1>. The location of Burnt Prairie has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Burnt Prairie, you might consider that their post office opened in 1851. A typical abbreviation for Burnt Prairie: Burnt Pr. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Burnt Prairie has a population of 48 people<3> (see below for details). Burnt Prairie is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Burnt Prairie lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you travel east from Burnt Prairie (for example, toward Spurgeon (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT). The telephone area code for Burnt Prairie: (618) The ZIP code for Burnt Prairie: 62820<5> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Burnt Prairie had an population of 48 people. This is a decrease of 7.69% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 17.24% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Burnt Prairie had a population of 52 people. This makes Burnt Prairie the county's 9th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 52 people, the population of Burnt Prairie decreased 10.34% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 58 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Burnt Prairie. Communities near Burnt Prairie ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Burnt Prairie.
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 Burnt Prairie. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Burnt Prairie. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Burnt Prairie. 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 Burnt Prairie. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Burnt Prairie. See our Newspapers Page for Burnt Prairie. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Burnt Prairie ...Looking for more information about Burnt Prairie? 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Burnt Prairie, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Burnt Prairie. Adding Burnt Prairie to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Burnt Prairie 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 Burnt Prairie was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851). We also found Burnt Prairie on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1870. For more details, see References and Mentions for Burnt Prairie. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Burnt Prairie. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov Footnotes ...
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