Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
While we didn't find Burton in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Burton. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Burton listed first.
- Clear Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Clear Lake is located in Mississippi County
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- Barfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Barfield is located in Mississippi County
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- Cooter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Tyler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tyler is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
- Ashport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ashport is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashport
- Hales Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hales Point is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Point
- Covington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Covington is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
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- Golddust
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Golddust is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
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- Cottonwood Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cottonwood Point is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
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- Osceola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lightfoot
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lightfoot is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
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- Ayers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ayers is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers
- Hornersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hornersville is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Braggadocio
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Braggadocio is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
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- Cotton Plant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cotton Plant is located in Dunklin County (MO)
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- Fort Pillow
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Fort Pillow is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
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- Mack
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mack is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
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- Edith
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Edith is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
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- Sans Souci
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sans Souci is located in Mississippi County
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- Glimp
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Glimp is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
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- Boothspoint
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Boothspoint is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boothspoint
- Caruth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Caruth is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caruth
- Nesbit
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Nesbit is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesbit
- Nankipoo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Nankipoo is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nankipoo
- Vincit
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Vincit is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincit
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Burton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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