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 65 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Burton, with the one closest to Burton listed first.
- McCartney
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- McCartney is located in Grant County
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- Waupeton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Waupeton is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waupeton
- Cameron
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cameron is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Potosi
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Potosi is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potosi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 668 people
- Hurricane
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hurricane is located in Grant County
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- Balltown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Balltown is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- British Hollow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- British Hollow is located in Grant County
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- Rockville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rockville is located in Grant County
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- Beetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beetown is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beetown
- North Buena Vista
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- North Buena Vista is located in Clayton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Buena Vista
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Sherrill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cassville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cassville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
- Rickardsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rickardsville is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rickardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Cottage Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cottage Hill is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hill
- Lancaster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lancaster is located in Grant County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,700 people
- North Andover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Andover is located in Grant County
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- Turkey River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Turkey River is located in Clayton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey River
- Durango
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ellenboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ellenboro is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenboro
- Lore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lore is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lore
- Sageville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sageville is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sageville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Dickeyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dickeyville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,020 people
- Millville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Millville is located in Clayton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Estimated population in 2014: 29 people
- Rutledge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rutledge is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
- Kieler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kieler is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kieler
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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