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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Burton View (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Burton View. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Burton View ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Burton View: Burton Vw.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Burton View is located in Logan County.

To see how the shape of Illinois' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Logan County: De Witt, Macon, Mason, McLean, Menard, Sangamon & Tazewell.

Below are the counties that are near Burton View. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Burton View:

  • Logan County     (The home county of Burton View)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burton View, with the one closest to Burton View listed first.
    • Bell
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Bell is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
    • Hartsburg
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • New Holland
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Lincoln
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Evans
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Evans is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
    • Broadwell
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Broadwell is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadwell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
    • Middletown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Emden
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Elkhart
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Chestervale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Chestervale is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestervale
    • Lawndale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Atlanta
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Beason
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Cass County
    • Newmansville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Newmansville is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmansville
  • Christian County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burton View, with the one closest to Burton View listed first.
    • Bolivia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Bolivia is located in Christian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivia
    • Mount Auburn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • De Witt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burton View, with the one closest to Burton View listed first.
    • Midland City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Midland City is located in De Witt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland City
    • Tabor
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Tabor is located in De Witt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
    • Waynesville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Hallsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Hallsville is located in De Witt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
    • Kenney
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Rowell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Rowell is located in De Witt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowell
    • Clinton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Wapella
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Macon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burton View, with the one closest to Burton View listed first.
    • Niantic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Warrensburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Maroa
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Mason County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burton View, with the one closest to Burton View listed first.
    • Natrona
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Natrona is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natrona
    • San Jose
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mason City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Teheran
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Teheran is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teheran
    • Easton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Forest City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Forest City is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
    • Union
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Union is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Manito
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Poplar City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Topeka
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Kilbourne
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Goofy Ridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Goofy Ridge is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goofy Ridge
    • Buzzville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Buzzville is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzville
  • McLean County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burton View, with the one closest to Burton View listed first.
    • McLean
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Stanford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Shirley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Heyworth
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Danvers
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Danvers is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
      • Danvers has also been known as:
      • Danver
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danvers <1>
  • Menard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burton View, with the one closest to Burton View listed first.
    • Croft
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Croft is located in Menard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croft
    • Greenview
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Athens
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Petersburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Oakford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Tallula
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Peoria County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burton View, with the one closest to Burton View listed first.
    • Kingston Mines
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Mapleton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Sangamon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burton View, with the one closest to Burton View listed first.
    • Williamsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Buffalo Hart
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Buffalo Hart is located in Sangamon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Hart
    • Cantrall
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Sherman
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Dawson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Spaulding
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Spaulding is located in Sangamon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 836 people
    • Buffalo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Riverton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Ridgely
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Ridgely is located in Sangamon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
    • Clear Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Clear Lake is located in Sangamon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
    • Grandview
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Grandview is located in Sangamon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,369 people
    • Mechanicsburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Illiopolis
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Tazewell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burton View, with the one closest to Burton View listed first.
    • Boynton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Boynton is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
    • Burt
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Burt is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
    • Delavan
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Armington
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Richmond
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Richmond is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
    • Winkel ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Winkel is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkel
    • Brownwood ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Brownwood is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood
    • Sutter ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Sutter is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutter
    • Hopedale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Mindale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Mindale is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mindale
    • Green Valley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Fravert ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Fravert is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fravert
    • Minier
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Burton View, see our County-by-County Page for Burton View.

Cemeteries Near Burton View ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Burton View.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Burton View - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Burton View covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Burton View, with the one closest to Burton View listed first.

  • Rimerman Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Pool Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Lucas Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • St. Mary's Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Goldsmith Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Old Union Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Cross Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Lincoln.
    • The Holy Cross Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Calvary Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106225 <2>
  • New Union Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Reed Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Musick Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hartsburg Union Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Stephen's Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (293 more) ...
    • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Barnes Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Evans Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Burton View had a post office and railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Burton View, with the one closest to Burton View listed first.

  • Bell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Bell is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
  • Hartsburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • New Holland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Lincoln
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Middletown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Broadwell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Broadwell is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadwell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
  • Emden
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Elkhart
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Chestervale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Chestervale is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestervale
  • Natrona
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Natrona is located in Mason County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natrona
  • Lawndale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • San Jose
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Mason City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Skelton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Skelton is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skelton
    • Boynton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Boynton is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Burton View. See our List of 1890's Communities around Burton View.

Newspapers Published in Burton View ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 159 newspapers that have been published in the area around Burton View.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Burton View, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Burton View.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Burton View:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<3>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 View, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Burton View) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.