Burlington, Linn County, Oregon

Burlington is an unincorporated historic community Linn County, in the U.S. state of Oregon.

[2] James Freeman platted the townsite in 1853, at which time it had two houses, two stores, a blacksmith shop, and the ferry.

[2] The river silted up and made the boat landings inaccessible so the town's population soon dwindled.

[2] Burlington post office was established in 1855 and ran until 1857 when it was renamed Peoria and likely moved to the other town.

[2] Burlington was located on the Donation Land Claim of James Martin who came to Oregon from Little York, Illinois.