Welcome to Burton ...

The village of Burton is located in Keya Paha County<1>.

The location of Burton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Burton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Burton has a population of 10 people<3> (see below for details).

Burton is 2,140 feet [652 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Burton is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Burton lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Burton: (402) and (531)<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Burton had an population of 10 people (or a decrease of 9.09% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Burton had a population of 10 people. This makes Burton the county's 2nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 10 people, the population of Burton decreased 9.09% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 11 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Burton.

Communities Also Named Burton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that 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, Michigan (2), Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, 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.

• Springview
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springview
  • Springview is located in Keya Paha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springview <6>
• Wewela
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wewela
  • Wewela is located in Tripp County (SD)
  • Estimated population in 2014: 8 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wewela <6>
• Mills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills
  • Mills is located in Keya Paha County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mills <6>
• Mariaville ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mariaville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville
  • Mariaville is located in Rock County
• Meadville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
  • Meadville is located in Keya Paha County
• Bassett
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
  • Bassett is located in Rock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 544 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bassett <6>
• Dallas
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dallas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
  • Dallas is located in Gregory County (SD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dallas <6>
• Millboro
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millboro
  • Millboro is located in Tripp County (SD)
  • Estimated population in 2014: 34 people
• Gregory
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gregory have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
  • Gregory is located in Gregory County (SD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,250 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gregory <6>
• Norden
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norden
  • Norden is located in Keya Paha 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 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.<7>

From that list, the Burton post office opened in 1884.

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 Keya Paha County: www.co.keya-paha.ne.us/

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/