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
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
- ^ 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
- Burtonview on Google Maps [1]
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