Welcome to Burton ...

Burton is located in Beaufort County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Burton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Burton is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Burton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Burton is within the boundaries of the (843) 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, Illinois, Indiana (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan (2), Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma (2), Ontario (2), Prince Edward Island, 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.

• Hilton Head Island
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Head Island
  • Hilton Head Island is located in Beaufort County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,619 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hilton Head Island <3>
• Bluffton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
  • Bluffton is located in Beaufort County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,230 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluffton <3>
• Port Royal
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
  • Port Royal is located in Beaufort County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,516 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Royal <3>
• Ridgeland
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeland
  • Ridgeland is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,868 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgeland <3>
• Yemassee
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yemassee
  • Yemassee is located in Beaufort County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,133 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yemassee <3>
• Seabrook
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabrook
  • Seabrook is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seabrook <3>
• Dale
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
  • Dale is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dale <3>
• Lobeco
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobeco
  • Lobeco is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lobeco <3>
• Sheldon
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
  • Sheldon is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheldon <3>
• Fripp Island
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fripp Island
  • Fripp Island is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fripp Island <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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Burton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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 document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Burton post office opened in 1899.

We also found Burton on a map titled Rand McNally Map of South Carolina (1911).

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 Beaufort County: www.co.beaufort.sc.us/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/