Welcome to Burton City ...

Burton City is located in Wayne County<1>.

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

The pronunciation of Burton City: BUR-tuhn<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Burton City, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

Burton City is 1,010 feet [308 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Burton City lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Burton City ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Burton City.

• Akron
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
  • Akron is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 195,994 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Akron <5>
• Canton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
  • Canton is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,963 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <5>
• Massillon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
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  • Massillon is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Massillon <5>
• Wooster
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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  • Wooster is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,157 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wooster <5>
• Barberton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barberton
  • Barberton is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,815 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barberton <5>
• Green
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
  • Green is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green <5>
• Wadsworth
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wadsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadsworth
  • Wadsworth is located in Medina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,374 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wadsworth <5>
• North Canton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Canton
  • North Canton is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,121 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Canton <5>
• New Franklin
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Franklin
  • New Franklin is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,101 people
• Norton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
  • Norton is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norton <5>

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 City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Burton City.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Burton City. 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 City.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Burton City. See our Newspapers Page for Burton City.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Burton City ...

Looking for more information about Burton City? 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 City, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Burton City.

Adding Burton City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Burton City 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 City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Burton City post office opened in 1872.

We also found Burton City in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Burton City.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Burton City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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