Burton, West Virginia

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Burton is an unincorporated community in Wetzel County, West Virginia, United States. It was named for George Bartrug, who settled here in 1812. The name difference is due to an apparent misreading of the name by railway officials.^{[citation needed]}

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• Burton, West Virginia is at coordinates 39°39′50″N 80°25′50″W / 39.6639713, -80.4306356 (Burton, West Virginia)Coordinates: 39°39′50″N 80°25′50″W / 39.6639713, -80.4306356 (Burton, West Virginia)

v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Wetzel County, West Virginia County seat: New Martinsville Cities New Martinsville | Paden City‡ Towns Hundred | Pine Grove | Smithfield Unincorporated communities Big Run | Burton | Coburn | Earnshaw | Folsom | Hastings | Jacksonburg | Knob Fork | Littleton | Porters Falls | Proctor | Reader | Rockport | Wileyville Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties