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>.
The location of Burtonton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
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.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Burtonton was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Burtonton still existed, it would have been in the (601) & (769)<5> area codes.
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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
- Crystal Springs is located in Copiah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,647 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal Springs <6>
- Hazlehurst
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazlehurst
- Hazlehurst is located in Copiah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,689 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazlehurst <6>
- Port Gibson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Gibson
- Port Gibson is located in Claiborne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,287 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Gibson <6>
- Utica
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Utica have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
- Utica is located in Hinds County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 889 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Utica <6>
- Learned
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Learned have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Learned
- Learned is located in Hinds County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Learned <6>
- Carlisle
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Saint Elmo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Elmo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Saint Elmo is located in Claiborne County
- Rocky Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Rocky Springs is located in Claiborne County
- Bear Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Bear Creek is located in Hinds County
- Cayuga
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
- Cayuga is located in Hinds County
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 for Burtonton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Burtonton post office opened in 1837.
We also found Burtonton in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Burtonton.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
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 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Burtonton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | Area code (769) is an overlay for area code (601). |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |