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Welcome to Borton ...Borton is located in Edgar County<1>. The pronunciation of Borton: BOR-tuhn<2> 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.<3>. 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.
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> 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. The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov Footnotes ...
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