Burfordville Missouri Map

About Burfordville, Missouri

Burfordville is a locality in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 87. The population density is 100.3 people per km². Burfordville is located at 37.3676°N, 89.8070°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 63739.

Burfordville holds the steady, quiet cadence of a place shaped by the persistent, rhythmic push of the Upper Whitewater Creek. It lies 7.8 miles west of Jackson, MO (from Jackson, MO: bearing 263°T), and is situated 16.4 miles west-northwest of Cape Girardeau. The landscape here unfolds in a sequence of verdant, earth-bound swells that rise toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Devils Backbone, defining a horizon that feels ancient and undisturbed. Light at dusk gathers in the hollows with a heavy, golden density, clinging to the sycamores that stand as sentinels over the water’s edge. Beyond the immediate reach of the creek, the land transitions into a tapestry of cultivated fields and timbered ridges, where the air retains a crisp, loam-scented clarity that speaks of the deep, inland Missouri soil.

Burfordville carries the weight of a long-standing agrarian legacy, anchored by the presence of the historic Bollinger Mill which still commands the riverbank with its sturdy, functional grace. The economy remains rooted in the cycles of the earth, echoing a time when the grinding of grain dictated the pulse of the day. Travelers seeking the solitude of the outdoors often turn toward the Lake Girardeau Conservation Area or the quiet, reflective waters of Lake Cedar, both of which offer a respite from the hurried pace of modern commerce. Life in Burfordville moves with a deliberate, unforced consistency, reflecting a character forged by the plain-spoken traditions of the region and the enduring influence of the surrounding countryside.

About This Burfordville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Burfordville, Missouri. Coordinates: 37.367552, -89.807042. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Burfordville includes the ZIP code (63739), telephone area code (816), county seat of Cape Girardeau County (Jackson), and school district assignment (Jackson R-II School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.