Burlington Junction, MO

Burlington Junction is a city in northwestern Nodaway County, Missouri, United States. The 2020 census counted 521 residents. Burlington Junction was founded in 1879, and named for the junction between the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad and the Wabash Railroad near the original town site. A post office called Burlington Junction has been in operation since 1879, though for its first year it was called Cleveland. The secondary school is West Nodaway High School. In Burlington Junction, history and present-day settings sit close enough to belong to the same local picture. The map tells the story in Burlington Junction, where earlier chapters remain visible in current streets, buildings, and gathering places. Also, US Highway 136 intersects the northern terminus of Missouri Route 113 in the city.