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History · Burton

Burton’s post office opened in 1884

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How Burton began

When was Burton founded?

1884

The Burton post office opened in 1884, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 98 in 19202020 census: 11142 years
Founding year: the first Burton post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Burton’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Burton are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Burton’s history is told.

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The story so far

Burton, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Burton yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Burton is a village in Keya Paha County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 11 at the 2020 census.

Its first post office opened in 1884. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 10 to 11 (+10%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

Burton, 1884 to 1975

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1884Post officeThe Burton post office opens
  3. 20th century
  4. 1900Born hereBurton Wilkinson is born here
  5. 1964On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  6. 1975Post officeThe Burton post office closes
By decade

Burton, decade by decade

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On the map

Burton on the map, 1964 to 1985

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Burton. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Burton on the 1964 USGS mapBurton on the 1985 USGS map1964Burton sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Burton.

People over time

Burton, census by census

0100192019401960198020002020Peak: 105

Between 9 and 105 people in every census since 1920.

11 censuses, 1920–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Burton’s Wikipedia page.

Places that used to be

Lost post offices and places now gone

Burton had its own post office from 1884 to 1975.

Burton
1884–1975
18801950today
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Burton Post Officepost office

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Burton’s history

What year was Burton founded?

The Burton post office opened in 1884, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (10), Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.