The town began with a ferry across the
Willamette River run by John Smith, and a store owned by John Donald. Some of the buildings were moved to Peoria. Burlington post office was established in 1855 and ran until 1857 when it was renamed Peoria and likely moved to the other town. Burlington was located on the
Donation Land Claim of James Martin who came to Oregon from
Little York, Illinois. A family tradition among Martin's descendants holds that Burlington was named after
Burlington, Iowa, the nearest market town to Little York. Today Burlington, Oregon is considered a
ghost town. ==See also==