Burnside is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

in Pilot Grove Township, Hancock County,

Illinois Illinois ( ) is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolitan areas include, Peoria and Rockf ...

, United States.

History

Burnside was founded in 1862, and named after

Ambrose Everett Burnside Ambrose Everett Burnside (May 23, 1824 – September 13, 1881) was an American army officer and politician who became a senior Union general in the Civil War and three times Governor of Rhode Island, as well as being a successful inventor ...

, a railroad official.

Geography

Burnside is located at at an elevation of 646 feet.

References

Unincorporated communities in Illinois Unincorporated communities in Hancock County, Illinois {{HancockCountyIL-geo-stub