Welcome to Borton ...

Borton is located in Edgar County<1>.

The location of Borton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

The pronunciation of Borton: BOR-tuhn<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Borton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Borton is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Borton lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Borton (for example, toward Universal (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Borton is within the boundaries of the (217) area code.

Communities near Borton ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Borton.

• Charleston
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
  • Charleston is located in Coles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,034 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charleston <5>
• Paris
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
  • Paris is located in Edgar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,144 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <5>
• Villa Grove
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Grove
  • Villa Grove is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,414 people
• Chrisman
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chrisman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrisman
  • Chrisman is located in Edgar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,234 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chrisman <5>
• Oakland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
  • Oakland is located in Coles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 845 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakland <5>
• Newman
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman
  • Newman is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 836 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newman <5>
• Ashmore
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashmore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashmore
  • Ashmore is located in Coles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 740 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashmore <5>
• Kansas
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kansas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
  • Kansas is located in Edgar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 707 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kansas <5>
• Sidell
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidell
  • Sidell is located in Vermilion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidell <5>
• Westfield
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
  • Westfield is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westfield <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Borton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Borton.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Borton. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Borton.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Borton. See our Newspapers Page for Borton.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Borton ...

Looking for more information about Borton? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Borton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Borton.

Adding Borton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Borton in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Borton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Borton post office opened in 1889.

We also found Borton in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Borton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Borton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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