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Welcome to Burgess ...

The town of Burgess is located in Barton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Burgess, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Burgess had a population of 57 people.<2> (see below for details).

Burgess is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Burgess: 417

Communities Also Named Burgess ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Burgess - they are located in Alabama, California, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, North Carolina, North Dakota, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Burgess ...

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

  • Pittsburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
    • Pittsburg is located in Crawford County (KS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,968 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsburg <4>
  • Lamar
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Frontenac
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Girard
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Girard have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
    • Girard is located in Crawford County (KS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,656 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Girard <4>
  • Arma
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arma
    • Arma is located in Crawford County (KS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,412 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arma <4>
  • Cherokee
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Liberal
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberal have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberal
    • Liberal is located in Barton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
  • Weir
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weir have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir
    • Weir is located in Cherokee County (KS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
  • Sheldon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Mindenmines
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mindenmines have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mindenmines
    • Mindenmines is located in Barton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mindenmines <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Burgess ...

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

Adding Burgess to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Burgess 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 Burgess was on a map titled Road Map for Missouri (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Burgess.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Barton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Burgess.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Burgess - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.