New Burlington is a former town located in
Chester Township in the northwestern corner of
Clinton County, Ohio
Clinton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 42,018. Its county seat and largest city is Wilmington. The county is named for former U.S. Vice President George Clint ...
, off
Ohio State Route 380
State Route 380 (SR 380) is a north–south state highway in the southwestern quadrant of the U.S. state of Ohio. The southern terminus of SR 380 is at its junction with the concurrency of U.S. Route 22 (US 22) and ...
. The
GNIS
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classifies it as a populated place. It was acquired by the
United States federal government
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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
Burlington is a city in Alamance County, North Carolina, Alamance and Guilford County, North Carolina, Guilford counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the principal city of the Burlington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area, which en ...
, the native home of a share of the first settlers. A post office called New Burlington was established in 1837, and remained in operation until 1971. New Burlington was a "station" on the
Underground Railroad
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.
Gallery
File:NewBurlington1.JPG, Site of New Burlington (1803–1971) located on Ohio State Route 380
State Route 380 (SR 380) is a north–south state highway in the southwestern quadrant of the U.S. state of Ohio. The southern terminus of SR 380 is at its junction with the concurrency of U.S. Route 22 (US 22) and ...
File:NewBurlington2.JPG, Headstone of Lawrence E. & Ethel Compton Mitchner located in New Burlington Cemetery
File:NewBurlington3.JPG, Grave of Lawrence E. Mitchner, the last remaining resident of New Burlington
References
Further reading
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Geography of Clinton County, Ohio
Ghost towns in Ohio
Unincorporated communities in Ohio
1971 disestablishments in Ohio
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