Welcome to Burtonton ...
So far, we found very little information about Burtonton. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Burtonton to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Burtonton, please Contact Us.
Burtonton would have been located within present day Copiah County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Burtonton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1837.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Burtonton is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Burtonton was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Burtonton was located: 601 & 769<4>
Communities near Burtonton ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Burtonton.
- Crystal Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hazlehurst
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Port Gibson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Utica
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Learned
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carlisle
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Carlisle is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Saint Elmo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Saint Elmo is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Rocky Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Springs is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Bear Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Creek is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Cayuga
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cayuga is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
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 Burtonton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Burtonton.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Burtonton. 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 Burtonton.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Burtonton. See our Newspapers Page for Burtonton.
Adding Burtonton to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Burtonton in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Burtonton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Burtonton post office opened in 1837. The Burtonton post office closed in 1884.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Burtonton.
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 Burtonton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Copiah, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Burtonton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Burtonton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Burtonton area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |