Burton

Burton is a hamlet in Oak Grove Township, Durham, North Carolina. Burton is situated nearby to the neighborhood Gorman, as well as near the hamlet Glen Forest.

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Nearby places include Joyland and Braggtown.

Joyland

Neighborhood

Joyland is an unincorporated community in Durham County, North Carolina, United States, on North Carolina Highway 98, east of its junction with U.S. Route 70. Most of Joyland was annexed by the city of Durham in 1966. Joyland is situated 4 miles southwest of Burton.

Braggtown

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Bragtown is a neighborhood located in the northeastern corner of Durham, North Carolina. The community is centered on N. Roxboro Street and the Old Oxford Highway. Braggtown is situated 4 miles west of Burton.

Durham

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Of the three cities that make up North Carolina's Research Triangle, Durham has traditionally been the grittier, more working-class one. A city of about 283,500 residents in 2020, Durham's early wealth was built on tobacco and textiles, with a vibrant African-American community that once made the city a center for Black culture.

Burton

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: Oak Grove Township, Durham, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

36.04042° or 36° 2′ 26″ north

Longitude

-78.8189° or 78° 49′ 8″ west

Elevation

361 feet (110 metres)

Open location code

878325RJ+5C

OpenStreetMap ID

node 158459432

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

4458313

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