Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Burton had a population of 384 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Burton had a population of 290 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Burton, with the one closest to Burton listed first.
- La Bahia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenvine
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mill Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Latium
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Latium is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latium
- Gay Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wesley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Round Top
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shelby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Quarry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ledbetter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Brenham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Somerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Haw Creek ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Haw Creek is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haw Creek
- Welcome
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Welcome is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
- Warrenton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Waldeck
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Waldeck is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldeck
- Walhalla
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Phillipsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Phillipsburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Lyons
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Frenstat
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Industry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Nechanitz
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Independence
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nelsonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Nelsonville is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Kenney
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Dime Box
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
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 Burton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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