Burton School History

Burton School History Burton, MI Community Historical land, 4 Atherton families settled here in 1835. 1st Atherton School 1836. Burton Area Historical Society manages this page.

The Historical land is where the first Atherton families lived in 1835-present day. Burton township 1855-1972 now the City of Burton, Michigan started in 1835 by the 3 Atherton brothers and nephew Pliny Atherton Skinner, which are the historical family that came from Jefferson County, New York. They settled with their families on the Thread Creek in Burton, Michigan and started a community with 30

family within the first 12 months. Our community of about 30,000 in 2013 has went from a township to a city in 1972. The Atherton's came from England to be one of the first set of Colonies in Boston in 1654, they fought in all the wars to keep America free!

05/30/2026

Atherton wolverines

celebrating 190 years as Atherton School
05/25/2026

celebrating 190 years as Atherton School

05/25/2026
Who’s going to Starlite for the weekend? I know because Memorial Day but they’ll be open every other day. See all your f...
05/20/2026

Who’s going to Starlite for the weekend? I know because Memorial Day but they’ll be open every other day. See all your friends.

A Flint classic.

Some places just feel like home.

05/01/2026

Tuesday morning.

Coffee in hand.
Breakfast on the way.

Mornings at Starlite.

04/23/2026

Pep Assemply Peppiness!

03/19/2026
03/05/2026

“Our hidden settlement” Burton to Atherton, then to now.
I enjoy speaking and telling the stories of Genesee County and American history

01/23/2026
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