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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

Area Code for Burton: 989

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)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • Chesaning
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Perry
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • 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)

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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Shiawassee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Burton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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