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Welcome to Burr Oak Acres ...

Burr Oak Acres is located in Winnebago County<1>.

Burr Oak Acres is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Burr Oak Acres: 815 & 779<3>

Communities near Burr Oak Acres ...

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

  • Rockford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Belvidere
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Loves Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Machesney Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Roscoe
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Roscoe is located in Winnebago County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,406 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roscoe <4>
  • Rochelle
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Rockton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Genoa
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Poplar Grove
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Byron
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Burr Oak Acres ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Winnebago, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Burr Oak Acres - 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 815 code has been Overlayed with the 779 area code. New phone numbers in the Burr Oak Acres area will be assigned with one of these codes: 815 or 779. As a result, placing a call in the Burr Oak Acres 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.