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Burnside

Ghost town · Knox County, Illinois

Galesburg quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1925, 1:62,500)
Galesburg quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1925, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Burnside is a ghost town in Knox County, Illinois. It is one of 2 former communities in Knox County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 35th among the 78 Illinois counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Burnside as a historical populated place on the DeLong topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 40.7695° N, 90.2735° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleDeLong
Elevation660 ft
Nearest living townLondon Mills, IL
Distance to it4.1 miles
GNIS feature ID422520
Coordinates40.76948, -90.27346

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What's there now

Burnside is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is London Mills, IL (population 356), about 4.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 660 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Burnside?

Burnside is in Knox County, Illinois, at 40.7695, -90.2735.

How many ghost towns are in Knox County?

Knox County, Illinois has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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