Welcome to Burton ...

Burton is located in Adams County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Burton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

Burton is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Burton lies within the (217) area code.

Communities Also Named Burton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 34 communities that are also named Burton - they are located in Arizona, Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan (2), Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma (2), Ontario (2), Prince Edward Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee (2), Texas, Utah, Washington (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Burton.

Communities near Burton ...

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

• Quincy
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
  • Quincy is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,589 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quincy <3>
• Hannibal
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannibal
  • Hannibal is located in Marion County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,246 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hannibal <3>
• Palmyra
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
  • Palmyra is located in Marion County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,578 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmyra <3>
• Barry
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
  • Barry is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,208 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barry <3>
• Camp Point
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camp Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Point
  • Camp Point is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,080 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camp Point <3>
• Payson
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payson
  • Payson is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 980 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Payson <3>
• Mendon
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon
  • Mendon is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 948 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mendon <3>
• La Grange
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Grange have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
  • La Grange is located in Lewis County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 892 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Grange <3>
• Clayton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
  • Clayton is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 668 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <3>
• Golden
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
  • Golden is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 611 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golden <3>

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 Burton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Burton.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Burton. 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 Burton.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Burton ...

Looking for more information about Burton? 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 Burton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Burton.

Adding Burton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Burton 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 Burton was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Burton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Adams County: www.co.adams.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov