New Burlington, Clinton County, Ohio
New Burlington is a former town located in Chester Township in the northwestern corner of Clinton County, Ohio off state route 380. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.[1] It was acquired by the United States federal government when Caesar Creek was dammed and a reservoir created in the 1970s.
New Burlington was laid out in 1833, and named after Burlington, North Carolina, the native home of a share of the first settlers.[2] A post office called New Burlington was established in 1837, and remained in operation until 1971.[3] New Burlington was a "station" on the Underground Railroad.[4]
Gallery
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Site of New Burlington (1803 - 1971) located on Ohio Highway 380 in Chester Township, Clinton County, Ohio.
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Headstone of Lawrence E. & Ethel Compton Mitchner located in New Burlington Cemetery.
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Grave of Lawrence E. Mitchner, the last remaining resident of New Burlington.
Notes
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: New Burlington, Clinton County, Ohio
- ↑ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 96.
- ↑ "Clinton County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- ↑ Brown, Albert J. (1915). History of Clinton County, Ohio: Its People, Industries, and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. p. 261.
References
- John Baskin. New Burlington: The Life and Death of an American Village. New York: W. W. Norton, 1976. ISBN 0-393-08366-7
Coordinates: 39°33′43″N 83°57′56″W / 39.56194°N 83.96556°W
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