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Around Burr Oak ...

The following is a sample of neighboring communities based on their distance from Burr Oak, with the nearest first.

  • Foley
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Argentville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Argentville is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentville
  • Winfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Cap au Gris
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cap au Gris is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cap au Gris
  • Batchtown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Gilead
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Gilead is located in Calhoun County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
  • Star City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Star City is located in Calhoun County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
  • Elsberry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Fountain N' Lakes
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Fountain N' Lakes is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain N' Lakes
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
    • Fountain N' Lakes has also been known as:
    • Fountain N' Lakes village
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    • New Hope
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • New Hope is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
    • Old Monroe
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • East Hardin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • East Hardin is located in Greene County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hardin
    • Hardin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Hardin is located in Calhoun County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 881 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hardin <1>
    • Chain-of-Rocks
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Chain-of-Rocks is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain-of-Rocks
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
    • Nutwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Nutwood is located in Jersey County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutwood

For more communities neighboring Burr Oak, please visit our County-by-County Page for Burr Oak.

Lincoln County ...

Burr Oak would have been located within present day Lincoln County<2>.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lincoln County: Calhoun (IL), Montgomery, Pike, Saint Charles & Warren. The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county.

Although it doesn't share a border with Lincoln County, Jersey (IL) is close to Burr Oak.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Burr Oak ...

It seems like there is always a nearby community with a name that seems interesting, maybe familiar or just catches our attention in some other way. We've collected some names which strike us as being curious or interesting. Our list can be found on the Tidbits & Trivia Page for Burr Oak.

Airports Near Burr Oak ...

When a trip includes a flight, we try to find an airport that best fits our travel plans.<3> To that purpose, we've assembled a list of that are relatively close to Burr Oak and that information can be found on the Airports Page for Burr Oak.

Websites We Enjoy ...

When we're planning a trip, we like to check the following websites for sights, attractions and places to visit.

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Lincoln, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>When we are planning a trip (for example, to Burr Oak), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip.