Burksville, Illinois

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name = Burksville
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category = Unincorporated
etymology = John G. Burkhardt, St. Louis merchant
country = United States
state = Illinois
region = Monroe
region_type = County
district = 12
district_type = Precinct
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elevation_imperial = 650
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long_m = 09
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timezone = CST
utc_offset = -6
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postal_code = 62298
area_code = 618
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map_caption = Location of Burksville within Illinois
map_background = Illinois - background map.png map_locator = Illinois2
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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. [Combined History of Randolph, Monroe and Perry Counties, Illinois, J. L. McDonough & Co., Philadelphia, 1883]

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