Welcome to Burton ...

Burton is located in Shiawassee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Burton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1878.

Burton is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Burton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Burton lies within the (989) area code.

Going back to its beginning, Burton was originally named Mungerville. For more information about the names of Burton, see The Names of Burton on our Genealogy Page.

Communities Also Named Burton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Michigan communities named Burton: This one is located in Shiawassee County and the other is located in Genesee County.

Beyond Michigan, there are 34 communities that are also named Burton - they are located in Arizona, Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, 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.

• Owosso
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owosso
  • Owosso is located in Shiawassee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,338 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owosso <3>
• Saint Johns
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Johns have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
  • Saint Johns is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,904 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Johns <3>
• De Witt
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
  • De Witt is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,833 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Witt <3>
• Corunna
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corunna have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corunna
  • Corunna is located in Shiawassee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,320 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corunna <3>
• Durand
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durand
  • Durand is located in Shiawassee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,269 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durand <3>
• Chesaning
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesaning
  • Chesaning is located in Saginaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,221 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesaning <3>
• Perry
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
  • Perry is located in Shiawassee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,075 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <3>
• Ovid
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ovid have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
  • Ovid is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,607 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ovid <3>
• Laingsburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laingsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laingsburg
  • Laingsburg is located in Shiawassee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,283 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laingsburg <3>
• Elsie
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsie
  • Elsie is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elsie <3>

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Burton ...

Looking for more information about Burton? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Burton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Burton.

Adding Burton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Burton in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found 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 1878.

We also found Burton in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Burton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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 Shiawassee County: www.shiawassee.net/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/