Burksville, Illinois

Burksville is an 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]

Burksville
Etymology: John G. Burkhardt, St. Louis merchant
Burksville
Location of Burksville within Illinois
Coordinates: 38°16′02″N 90°09′09″W
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyMonroe
Precinct12
Elevation
650 ft (200 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Postal code
62298
Area code(s)618

References

  1. Combined History of Randolph, Monroe and Perry Counties, Illinois, J. L. McDonough & Co., Philadelphia, 1883


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