Burton, IL

Burton is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Adams County approximately four miles east of Quincy. The 2020 census counted 103 residents. Burton was platted ca. A post office called Burton was established in 1840, and remained in operation until 1922. The comprehensive high school of that district is Payson-Seymour High School. The through line in Burton is the way its history and present-day settings remain visible on the same map. Burton makes the most sense through those concrete details, with its history still visible in the settings people use today.