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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.

  • Belsay
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Belsay is located in Genesee County
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  • Flint
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Grand Blanc
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Atlas
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Atlas is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
  • Rankin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Rankin is located in Genesee County
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  • Goodrich
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Genesee
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Swartz Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Mount Morris
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Rogersville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Rogersville is located in Genesee County
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  • Elba
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Elba is located in Lapeer County
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  • Hadley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Flushing
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Linden
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Fenton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Pine Run
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Pine Run is located in Genesee County
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  • Holly
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Clio
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Ortonville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Otisville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Duffield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Farmers Creek
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Farmers Creek is located in Lapeer County
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  • Brent Creek
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Brent Creek is located in Genesee County
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  • Lennon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Lapeer
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Columbiaville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)

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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