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Burton, Noble, Indian Territory One Place Study
Name
Burton was a settlement with at least a grocery store, a post office and a cemetery.
Oklahoma Post Offices
Updated 2/20/2001
Post Office: Burton
County: Noble
ZIP Code: none
Active: 1894 - 1900
Predecessor / Successor: Unknown[1] Note that there is currently a town named Burton in Cimmaron County in western Oklahoma. Also note that there may have been another post office named Burton in Hughes County, but it is unknown when it existed.
Geography
History
Research is being done to determine the History of Burton. It was large enough to have had a post office, so it may also have had a town government and other civic offices, court, sheriff, jail, etc. It likely had other businesses, general store, dry goods, clothing, livery stable, etc. Perry was the county seat located near the southern border of the county and Burton was near the northern border, about 25 miles apart. Maps would show other towns in the vicinity which may have completed for business. While the post office was active from 1894 until 1900, the town was probably laid out before this and as a result of one of the land runs. Subsequently, the town probably took several years after 1900 until it was completely abandoned. There are articles on the relevent Cherokee Strip land runs which we can reference.
Bliss was about two and a half miles east of Burton and on the route of the Topeka Santa Fe Railroad. Burton's mail was unloaded from the train at Bliss.
Billings was about five miles west of Burton, and on the Chicago Pacific Railroad. Whiterock was southwest, Ceres south and Redrock to the southeast on the Topeka Santa Fe, on a mail route parallel to the Bliss to Burton route.
Population
Burton was made up of mainly immigrants of Bohemian origin. Census records will show the number and ethnicity of the population.
Residents
List from 1900 US Census. Checking to see of there was a territorial census.
Post Master: Bohous Frantisek AKA Theodore Folk (1879-1955) and Anna (Ruzek) Folk (1883-1966) (He was not the first or only post master, but possibly the last)
Please add links to profiles of other known residents.
