Burgess, Missouri

About Burgess

Burgess is a small unincorporated community in southwestern Missouri.

Burgess holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.11 square miles.

📰 Burgess News Today

• Missouri bowler rolls first 300 during 2026 USBC Open Championships BOWL.com · Jun 24
• Obituary for Norman Burgess Weedin at Marshall - Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home · Jan 10
• Don Wesley Burgess Laclede County Record · Jul 7
• Melvin Burgess Obituary (2026) - Howardville, MO - Williams Funeral Homes - Howardville Legacy obituary · Jan 27
• St. Joe man charged with aggravated fleeing a stop Northwest MO Info · Jul 15

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What Makes Burgess Unique

• The only place in America named Burgess — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.11 sq mi.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in southwestern Missouri, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Burgess

• Mulberry City Park reviews ★

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⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Burgess

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