New Burlington, Clinton County, Ohio

New Burlington is a former town located in Chester Township in the northwestern corner of Clinton County, Ohio off Ohio 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.

History

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]

  • Site of New Burlington (1803 - 1971) located on Ohio State Route 380
    Site of New Burlington (1803 - 1971) located on Ohio State Route 380
  • Headstone of Lawrence E. & Ethel Compton Mitchner located in New Burlington Cemetery
    Headstone of Lawrence E. & Ethel Compton Mitchner located in New Burlington Cemetery
  • Grave of Lawrence E. Mitchner, the last remaining resident of New Burlington
    Grave of Lawrence E. Mitchner, the last remaining resident of New Burlington

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: New Burlington, Clinton County, Ohio
  2. Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 96.
  3. "Clinton County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
  4. Brown, Albert J. (1915). History of Clinton County, Ohio: Its People, Industries, and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. p. 261.

Further reading

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