Burg, Missouri Explained

Official Name:Burg, Missouri
Settlement Type:unincorporated community
Mapsize:250x200px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Missouri
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Bollinger
Subdivision Type3:Township
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Area Code:573
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID

Burg is an unincorporated community in Bollinger County, Missouri, United States. The name is a common designation and is related to the establishment of a post office. When asked, "What shall we call this burg?", no satisfactory answer was given, so the name "Burg" was suggested to postal authorities.[1] The post office was maintained from 1908–1910.[2]

The Geographic Names Information System has an entry for Burg Post Office (historical) with a location of unknown.[3]

Notes and References

  1. State Historical Society of Missouri: Bollinger County Place Names, 1928-1945 http://shs.umsystem.edu/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_bollinger.html
  2. Post Offices in Bollinger County, MO Web site: Bollinger . 2013-12-08 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131029191155/http://www.missouripostalhistory.org/bo017ml.htm . 2013-10-29 .
  3. Web site: [{{GNIS 3|759779}} Burg Post Office (historical) ]. Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . 2014-01-15.