The village of Britton was originally called Balch and was established after the Wabash Railroad built a station there in 1881 and a post office opened on August 13, 1881.

In 1888, a local storekeeper in charge of the post office named John Britton, paid $500 to have the town renamed after himself.

[citation needed] The post office name was changed from Balch to Britton on April 13, 1888.

[4] According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.79 square miles (2.05 km2), all land.

[5] Britton is located on the M-50, about nine miles (14 km) northeast of Adrian, along a line of the Norfolk Southern Railway.

21.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

The school covers the area of Britton, as well as Macon and Ridgeway Townships.

However, the school also attracts many students from surrounding cities, villages and townships for various personal, academic and athletic reasons.