New Burlington, Clinton County, Ohio

Former town in Ohio, U.S.

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.[citation needed]

## History

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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 State Route 380

* Headstone of Lawrence E. & Ethel Compton Mitchner located in New Burlington Cemetery

* Grave of Lawrence E. Mitchner, the last remaining resident of New Burlington

## References

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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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* Baskin, John (1976). New Burlington: The Life and Death of an American Village. New York: W.W. Norton. ISBN 0-393-08366-7.

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Municipalities and communities of Clinton County, Ohio, United States

County seat: Wilmington

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* Wilmington

Map of Ohio highlighting Clinton County

Villages|

* Blanchester‡
* Clarksville
* Lynchburg‡
* Martinsville
* Midland
* New Vienna
* Port William
* Sabina

Townships|

* Adams
* Chester
* Clark
* Green
* Jefferson
* Liberty
* Marion
* Richland
* Union
* Vernon
* Washington
* Wayne
* Wilson

Unincorporated
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* Bloomington
* Burtonville
* Cuba
* Farmers
* Gurneyville
* Jonesboro
* Kingman
* Lees Creek
* Lumberton
* McKays
* Melvin
* Memphis
* Morrisville
* New Antioch
* Oakland
* Ogden
* Pansy
* Reesville
* Sligo
* Snow Hill
* Starbucktown
* Westboro

Ghost town|

* New Burlington

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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