Burksville, Illinois

Burksville
Unincorporated
Name origin: John G. Burkhardt, St. Louis merchant
Country United States
State Illinois
County Monroe
Precinct 12
Elevation 650 ft (198 m)
Coordinates
Government Unincorporated
Timezone CST (UTC-6)
 - summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Postal code 62298
Area code 618
Location of Burksville within Illinois

Burksville, Illinois is small unincorporated community in the historic New Design Precinct of Monroe County, Illinois, United States. Originally developed by John P. Brown, Burksville was named in 1857 after John G. Burkhardt, a resident of St. Louis, who opened a store there in 1851 It lies along the old Kaskaskia to St. Louis road off Illinois Route 3 south of Waterloo.[1]

References

  1. ^ Combined History of Randolph, Monroe and Perry Counties, Illinois, J. L. McDonough & Co., Philadelphia, 1883
Municipalities and communities of Monroe County, Illinois, USA
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Footnotes

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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