Burton View, Illinois
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Burton View, Illinois | |
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  Burton View Location in Illinois  Burton View Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 40°10′15″N 89°29′05″W / 40.17083°N 89.48472°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Logan |
| Townships | Sheridan, West Lincoln |
| Elevation | 568 ft (173 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 217 |
| GNIS feature ID | 405276[1] |
Burton View is an unincorporated community in Logan County, along Illinois Route 10 in Central Illinois. The community lies between Lincoln and New Holland on Route 10.
History
[edit]Burton View was originally called Burton, and under the latter name had its start when the Champaign, Lincoln and Eastern Railroad was extended to that point.[2] A post office called Burton View was established in 1873, and remained in operation until 1918.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Burton View, Illinois
- ^ Stringer, Lawrence Beaumont (1911). History of Logan County, Illinois: A Record of Its Settlement, Organization, Progress, and Achievement. Unigraphic. p. 633.
- ^ "Logan County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on September 15, 2005. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
External links
[edit]- Burtonview on Google Maps [1]
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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