Burnside, Illinois

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Burnside, Illinois
Unincorporated community
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Burnside
Coordinates: 40°30′14″N91°06′01″W / 40.50389°N 91.10028°W / 40.50389; -91.10028
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Illinois.svg Illinois
County Hancock County
Township Pilot Grove Township
Elevation
197 m (646 ft)
ZIP code
62318
GNIS feature ID0405251

Burnside is an unincorporated community in Pilot Grove Township, Hancock County, Illinois, United States. [1]

History

Burnside was founded in 1862, and named after Ambrose Everett Burnside, a railroad official. [2]

References

  1. ↑ "Burnside, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ Illinois Central Magazine. Illinois Central Railroad Company. 1922. p. 45.


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