Burgess Missouri Map

About Burgess, Missouri

Burgess is a locality in Barton County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 54. The population density is 186.2 people per km². Burgess is located at 37.5562°N, 94.6150°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 64769.

Burgess occupies a quiet stretch of Missouri where the tallgrass prairie gives way to the persistent, scrubby timber of the interior highlands. It lies 29.5 miles north-northwest of Webb City, MO (from Webb City, MO: bearing 344°T), and is situated 8.0 miles north-northeast of Frontenac. Sunlight here possesses a particular, heavy clarity, casting long shadows across the fields that reach toward the distant, hazy blue outline of the Rombaugh Hills. West Elm Branch marks the eastern edge of the local geography, its current carving a shallow, muddy path through the soil, while the nearby Prairie State Park preserves the original, unplowed expanse of the plains. Beyond these immediate boundaries, the horizon remains wide and unencumbered, offering a view of the sky that feels vast enough to swallow the day.

Burgess maintains a rhythm dictated by the seasonal labor of the land, holding fast to an economy built upon the steady, unspectacular work of regional agriculture. History here is found in the weathered fence lines and the modest, sturdy architecture that reflects the pragmatic roots of the early settlers who cleared the woods near the Lester R Davis Memorial State Forest. Life moves at a measured pace, far removed from the frantic pace of the larger hubs, with most residents finding their recreation in the quietude of the land or the occasional trip to Bone Creek Reservoir. The character of Burgess persists in the plain-spoken nature of its people, who prefer the reliability of a long-standing tradition over the fleeting appeal of modern novelty.

About This Burgess Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Burgess, Missouri. Coordinates: 37.556158, -94.614959. 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 Burgess includes the ZIP code (64769), telephone area code (816), county seat of Barton County (Lamar), and school district assignment (Liberal 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.