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 75 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Burton, with the one closest to Burton listed first.
- New Site
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Altitude
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jacinto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Marietta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marietta is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Hazeldell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hazeldell is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazeldell
- Belmont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Good Springs ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Good Springs is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Springs
- Booneville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Maud
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Maud is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
- Bishop
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Burnsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rienzi
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Iuka
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kirkville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Glens
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Site
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Red Bay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Margerum
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Margerum is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margerum
- Baldwyn
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Blackland
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Geeville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ratliff
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ratliff is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ratliff
- Eastman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Denton ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Denton is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
- Ingleton ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ingleton is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleton
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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