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Welcome to Burton ...

So far, we found very little information about Burton. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Burton to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Burton, please Contact Us.


Burton would have been located within present day Saint James Parish<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Burton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1904.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Burton is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Burton was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Burton was located: 225

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, Michigan (2), Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma (2), Ontario (2), Prince Edward Island, South Carolina, 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.

  • Thibodaux
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Gonzales
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Donaldsonville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Gramercy
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Lutcher
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Lutcher is located in Saint James Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutcher
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,127 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lutcher <4>
  • Sorrento
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • White Castle
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Napoleonville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Lagan
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Lagan is located in Saint James Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lagan
  • Hester
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Hester is located in Saint James Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester

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.

Adding Burton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Burton in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Burton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Burton post office opened in 1904. The Burton post office closed in 1919.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Burton.

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.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Saint James, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Burton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/