Burton, Wisconsin | |
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Coordinates: 42°43′04″N90°49′02″W / 42.71778°N 90.81722°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Wisconsin |
County | Grant |
Town | Waterloo |
Elevation | 204 m (669 ft) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 608 |
GNIS feature ID | 1562456 [1] |
Burton is an unincorporated community located in the town of Waterloo, Grant County, Wisconsin, United States. [1] The community was platted in 1876 and named for Daniel Raymond Burt, a businessman and Wisconsin Territorial legislator. [2]
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