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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Burton had a population of 35 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Burton, with the one closest to Burton listed first.
- Carland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Carland is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carland
- Ovid
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bennington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bennington is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
- Owosso
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Henderson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elsie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shepardsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Laingsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pittsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pittsburg is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Corunna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Chapin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Duplain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kerby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Kerby is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerby
- Kerby has also been known as:
- Kerby Mine
- Oakley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Price
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bannister
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Perry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Morrice
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Easton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Easton is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Shaftsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Vernon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Eureka
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Eureka is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Saint Johns
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bancroft
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chesaning
(14 miles [22.5 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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