Burton, King County, Washington

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Burton
— Unincorporated community —
Burton Location within the state of Washington
Coordinates: 47°23′21″N 122°27′33″W / 47.38917°N 122.45917°W / 47.38917; -122.45917Coordinates: 47°23′21″N 122°27′33″W / 47.38917°N 122.45917°W / 47.38917; -122.45917
Country	United States
State	Washington
County	King
Time zone	Pacific (PST) (UTC-8)
• Summer (DST)	PDT (UTC-7)
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Burton is an unincorporated community in King County, Washington. It is a historic waterfront residential area on Vashon Island. The town of Burton sits at the isthmus between Inner and Outer Quartermaster Harbor. The town was named in 1892 by Mrs. Miles Hatch after her home town in Illinois,^[1] and in that year development began in Burton with the Vashon College and the Burton Store. Industries around Burton at that time included logging, shingle manufacturing and brickmaking.

Old postcard showing Burton circa 1910. Vashon College is visible on the top right.

Detailed map of Vashon Island, Washington

v t e Municipalities and communities of King County, Washington, United States

County seat: Seattle

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CDPs	Ames Lake Baring Bryn Mawr-Skyway Cascade-Fairwood Cottage Lake East Hill-Meridian East Renton Highlands Eastgate Fall City Hobart Inglewood-Finn Hill Kingsgate Lake Marcel-Stillwater Lake Morton-Berrydale Lakeland North Lakeland South Maple Heights-Lake Desire Mirrormont Ravensdale Riverbend Riverton-Boulevard Park Tanner Union Hill-Novelty Hill Vashon West Lake Sammamish White Center

Unincorporated communities	Burton Bayne Cumberland Dockton Ernie's Grove Grotto Hot Springs Kangley Klahanie Lakeridge Palmer Portage Preston Seahurst Selleck Wellington

Indian reservation	Muckleshoot Reservation‡

Ghost towns	Hot Springs Lester Nagrom Sheridan Wellington Weston

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

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