Did you happen to know? Burlington, Ohio, was Lawrence County, Ohio’s first county seat when it was organized in 1817. Before the county could build a courthouse, lawful business was held in early residents’ homes. Below are links to various stories, narratives, memoirs, photos, cemeteries, and other facts we have researched. We urge our visitors to take the time to learn the rich history of our forefathers and how our County developed over the years.
Early Burlington, Lawrence County, Ohio Stories & Facts
- Academy History in Burlington, Ohio
- Ancient Capital – Events and Persons at Lawrence County’s Former Capital – 1895
- Ballard School District
- Beaman, David C. – Principal for Burlington Academy
- Boggs, Andrew – Who Killed Him?
- Burlington Jail History – 1817
- Burlington is an Old Time Tale about an old man named Moss
- Burlington, Ohio Early History 1816
- Burlington, Ohio Early County Jail History
- Burlington, Ohio Once an Urban Center 1800s
- Burlington, Ohio Origin of Name 1817
- Celebration at Burlington – 4 July 1859
- Contract Awarded for the Burlington “Jail House.”
- Exodus of 37 Blacks from Virginia to Burlington in 1849
- First Baptist Church in Burlington, Ohio
- First Chapel in Burlington, Lawrence County, Ohio
- First County Jail in Burlington, Ohio, is a residence
- Fugitive Slave Case – Polley
- Isaac Frampton’s Scheme to Free the Burlington 37
- Letter from Burlington, Ohio 1891 – John Fritz
- Locks and Dams Photos from Burlington, Ohio – Capt. Joe McKee
- Macedonia Church est. 1834 in Burlington, Ohio
- Map of Burlington, Ohio, in the early 1900s
- Man Only Fifty Inches High married a woman from Burlington
- Moving County Seat from Burlington to Ironton, Ohio
- Old Burlington Court
- Old Newspaper Clippings
- Old Times – Incidents of Pioneer Life in Burlington, Ohio
- Reminiscences of Burlington, Ohio – 1895
- Susan Spencer, the granddaughter of Burlington 37 slave, tells her story about the trip from Virginia to Burlington, Ohio, after her grandmother and others were emancipated.
- Video of inside the Burlington Macedonia Church – April 2023