Burlington is an unincorporated historic community Linn County, in the U.S. state of Oregon.[1] It was located about a mile downriver from Peoria.[2]
The town began with a ferry across the Willamette River run by John Smith, and a store owned by John Donald.[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] [3] Some of the buildings were moved to Peoria.[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.[2] A family tradition among Martin's descendants holds that Burlington was named after Burlington, Iowa, the nearest market town to Little York.[2] Today Burlington, Oregon is considered a ghost town.