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

Detailed map of Vashon Island, Washington

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, 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.

Municipalities and communities of King County, Washington

County seat: Seattle

Cities	Algona \| Auburn‡ \| Bellevue \| Black Diamond \| Bothell‡ \| Burien \| Carnation \| Clyde Hill \| Covington \| Des Moines \| Duvall \| Enumclaw \| Federal Way \| Issaquah \| Kenmore \| Kent \| Kirkland \| Lake Forest Park \| Maple Valley \| Medina \| Mercer Island \| Milton‡ \| Newcastle \| Normandy Park \| North Bend \| Pacific‡ \| Redmond \| Renton \| Sammamish \| SeaTac \| Seattle \| Shoreline \| Snoqualmie \| Tukwila \| Woodinville

Towns	Beaux Arts Village \| Hunts Point \| Skykomish \| Yarrow Point

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 \| Palmer \| Portage \| Preston \| Wellington

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