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

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 19 December 2015.
4. 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