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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 (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. 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.

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 west contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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 is located in Adams County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Adams County: Brown, Hancock, Pike, Schuyler, Lewis (MO) & Marion (MO).

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

  • Adams County     (The home county of Burton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burton, with the one closest to Burton listed first.
    • Adams
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ewbanks
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Payson
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Liberty
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Liberty is located in Adams County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 500 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <1>
    • Fowler
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Columbus
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
      • Columbus is located in Adams County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
    • Marblehead
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Paloma
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Quincy
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Coatsburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coatsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatsburg
      • Coatsburg is located in Adams County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coatsburg <1>
    • Fall Creek
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fall Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek
      • Fall Creek is located in Adams County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fall Creek
      • From Burton to Fall Creek
    • Plainville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
      • Plainville is located in Adams County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainville <1>
  • Brown County
  • Hancock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burton, with the one closest to Burton listed first.
    • Chili
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • West Point
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Bowen
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
      • Bowen is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 450 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowen <1>
    • Sutter
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sutter. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutter
      • Sutter is located in Hancock County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sutter
      • From Burton to Sutter
    • Augusta
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Augusta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
      • Augusta is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 534 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Augusta <1>
    • Basco
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Basco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basco
      • Basco is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Basco <1>
  • Pike County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burton, with the one closest to Burton listed first.
    • Hull
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hull have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
      • Hull is located in Pike County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hull <1>
    • Shepherd
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shepherd. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd
      • Shepherd is located in Pike County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Shepherd
      • From Burton to Shepherd
    • Spencer
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Kinderhook
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Barry
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Hadley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hadley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
      • Hadley is located in Pike County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hadley
      • From Burton to Hadley
    • New Canton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
      • New Canton is located in Pike County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
    • Baylis
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • El Dara
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Dara have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Dara
      • El Dara is located in Pike County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Dara <1>
    • New Salem
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
      • New Salem is located in Pike County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
    • Perry
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Rockport
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Schuyler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burton, with the one closest to Burton listed first.
    • Huntsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Camden
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
      • Camden is located in Schuyler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden <1>
  • Lewis County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burton, with the one closest to Burton listed first.
    • 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.<2> 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 <1>
    • Maywood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Weber
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Weber. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber
      • Weber is located in Lewis County (MO)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Weber
      • From Burton to Weber
    • Canton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
      • Canton is located in Lewis County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,314 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <1>
    • Durham
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
      • Durham is located in Lewis County (MO)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durham <1>
    • Gilead
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gilead. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
      • Gilead is located in Lewis County (MO)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gilead
      • From Burton to Gilead
    • Sellers
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sellers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
      • Sellers is located in Lewis County (MO)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sellers
      • From Burton to Sellers
    • Ewing
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ewing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
      • Ewing is located in Lewis County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ewing <1>
    • Monticello
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
      • Monticello is located in Lewis County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
    • Argola
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Argola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argola
      • Argola is located in Lewis County (MO)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Argola
      • From Burton to Argola
  • Marion County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burton, with the one closest to Burton listed first.
    • Helton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Helton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
      • Helton is located in Marion County (MO)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Helton
      • From Burton to Helton
    • Taylor
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Cave City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cave City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave City
      • Cave City is located in Marion County (MO)
    • Hannibal
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Dodge City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodge City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
      • Dodge City is located in Marion County (MO)
    • Palmyra
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Oakwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oakwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
      • Oakwood is located in Marion County (MO)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Oakwood
      • From Burton to Oakwood
    • Philadelphia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Philadelphia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
      • Philadelphia is located in Marion County (MO)
    • Nelsonville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Monroe County (MO)
  • Pike County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burton, with the one closest to Burton listed first.
    • Ashburn
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburn
      • Ashburn is located in Pike County (MO)
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 52 people
    • Frankford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankford
      • Frankford is located in Pike County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 314 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankford <1>
  • Ralls County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burton, with the one closest to Burton listed first.
    • Saverton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Rensselaer
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rensselaer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rensselaer
      • Rensselaer is located in Ralls County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
    • New London
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Burton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Burton.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Burton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Tandy Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tandy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tandy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Independence Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Independence Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Independence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Newton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Anthonys Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anthonys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anthonys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Nichols Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nichols Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nichols Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Quincy Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Melrose Chapel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Melrose Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Melrose Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ehe Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ehe Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ehe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (417 more) ...
    • Craigtown Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Kimmons Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kimmons Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kimmons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Lierly Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lierly Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lierly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Burton had a population of 92 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Adams
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Payson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Marblehead
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Liberty
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • Liberty is located in Adams County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 500 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <1>
  • Columbus
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
    • Columbus is located in Adams County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
  • Fowler
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Paloma
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Quincy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Fall Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fall Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek
    • Fall Creek is located in Adams County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Fall Creek
    • From Burton to Fall Creek
  • Plainville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
    • Plainville is located in Adams County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainville <1>
  • Richfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield
    • Richfield is located in Adams County
  • Coatsburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coatsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatsburg
    • Coatsburg is located in Adams County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coatsburg <1>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Seehorn
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seehorn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seehorn
      • Seehorn is located in Pike County
    • West Quincy
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Quincy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Quincy
      • West Quincy is located in Marion County (MO)
    • Helton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Helton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
      • Helton is located in Marion County (MO)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Helton
      • From Burton to Helton

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

Newspapers Published in Burton ...

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 136 newspapers that have been published in the area around Burton.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Burton, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Burton.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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:

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

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Burton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Burton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9060, Longitude: -91.2497    









 

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