Explore Burton, Ohio, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Burton, Ohio. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Ohio or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Burton.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | Burton |
| State | Ohio (OH) |
| County | Geauga County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 41.470609 |
| Longitude | -81.1451 |
| Population | 1,407 |
| Density | 518.9 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 44021 |
| Area Code | 216 |
| County Seat | Chardon |
| School District | Berkshire Local School District |
Burton defines the character of the landscape through a gentle confluence of water and open green space, anchored firmly by the proximity of Sperry Pond. It lies 13.0 miles east-northeast of Bainbridge Township, OH (from Bainbridge Township, OH: bearing 60°T), and is situated 7.8 miles northeast of Auburn Township. The East Branch Cuyahoga River wanders through the nearby terrain, its currents carving a quiet path through the soil, while the distant, hazy silhouette of North Ridge serves as a constant, immovable guardian on the horizon. Within the central expanse of Burton Square, the air carries a crisp, lingering sweetness, as if the land itself holds the memory of the deep woods found toward the distant Chaplin State Forest. The light here at dusk possesses a singular, amber clarity, illuminating the flat, fertile stretches that reach toward the distant depressions of Carroll Flats.
Burton maintains an economy deeply intertwined with the rhythms of the earth, drawing strength from a heritage of agriculture and the meticulous, seasonal craft of maple production. Residents often find their way to the Erie Trail, a path that links the local pace of life to the broader, quiet expanses of the surrounding countryside. This locality preserves a sense of deliberate stillness, where the legacy of early settlers persists in the maintenance of public spaces and the slow, steady cultivation of the fields. The character of Burton remains rooted in these patterns, favoring the endurance of tradition and the quiet labor of those who work the land, ensuring that the passage of time is marked not by sudden change, but by the reliable turn of the seasons.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Burton, Ohio. Coordinates: 41.470609, -81.1451. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Burton includes the ZIP code (44021), telephone area code (216), county seat of Geauga County (Chardon), and school district assignment (Berkshire Local School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |