Burksville, Illinois should not be confused with Burksville Station, Illinois.
| Burksville, Illinois | |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Etymology: | John G. Burkhardt, St. Louis merchant |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Monroe |
| Subdivision Type3: | Precinct |
| Subdivision Name3: | 12 |
| Pushpin Map: | Illinois#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Burksville |
| Coordinates: | 38.2672°N -90.1525°W |
| Elevation Ft: | 650 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CST |
| Utc Offset1: | -6 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 62298 |
| Area Code: | 618 |
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]