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Welcome to Burton Station ...

Burton Station is located in Geauga County<1>.

The pronunciation of Burton Station: BUR-tuhn<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Burton Station, you might consider that their post office opened in 1874.

A typical abbreviation for Burton Station: Burton Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Burton Station is 1,130 feet [344 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Burton Station: 440 & 436<4>

Communities near Burton Station ...

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

  • Mentor
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Willoughby
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Solon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Solon is located in Cuyahoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,660 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solon <5>
  • Painesville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Mayfield Heights
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Aurora
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Willoughby Hills
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Kirtland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Pepper Pike
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Chardon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Burton Station ...

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

Adding Burton Station to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Burton Station 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 (so far) for Burton Station was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Burton Station post office opened in 1874. The Burton Station post office closed in 1938.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Geauga, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Burton Station. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Burton Station - 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 440 code has been Overlayed with the 436 area code. New phone numbers in the Burton Station area will be assigned with one of these codes: 440 or 436. As a result, placing a call in the Burton Station 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/