Burnt Prairie, Illinois

About Burnt Prairie

Burnt Prairie is a tiny community in southeastern Illinois counting 33 people who proudly call it home.

Burnt Prairie holds the status of an incorporated village, one of the most intimate forms of local government in America. The community covers 0.08 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 413 residents per square mile.

📰 Burnt Prairie News Today

• USDA Rural Development provides funding to construct a new water tank in the Village of Burnt Prairie USDA (.gov) · Sep 9
• THREE LOCAL RESIDENTS SENTENCED IN WAYNE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT THURSDAY wfiwradio.com · Oct 17
• Hardy Alfred Lee, Jr. Obituary Sep 26, 2021 Meridith Funeral Home, P.C. · Sep 26
• Jack Morrison Obituary (1927 - 2023) - Geneva, IL - Kane County Chronicle Legacy obituary · Jan 26
• Dan W. Masterson, 83, of Burnt Prairie wfiwradio.com · Oct 16

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What Makes Burnt Prairie Unique

• The only place in America named Burnt Prairie — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.08 sq mi.
• With 33 residents, it's one of America's smallest incorporated communities — everybody really does know everybody.
• Positioned in southeastern Illinois, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.

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