that sit on stands by the road. The turnoff for the park also leads to the former United States Post Office, which was closed in 2011 and replaced with extended delivery and a drop box. Next door is the former Burton School, now The Community Health Center, known locally as "The Burton Clinic." For more serious health care needs, Burton is served by Wetzel County Hospital, Mon General Hospital, and Ruby Memorial Hospital, all approximately an hour away by ambulance. The town has one church, Harmony Baptist Church, which has been active for over 150 years. It is located on a knoll overlooking the western half of the town, and has a cemetery located adjacent. Local major industry includes the production of oil and gas, underground coal mining, and timber. Burton is currently not included in any major cell phone carrier's advertised service area, although CDMA customers may get minimal reception in the area from towers located near Fairview, WV, and Mannington, WV. There are no GSM towers located nearby. Telephone service is available through Frontier Communications, which also offers high-speed DSL internet in the area. Natural gas is provided by Dominion, and power is offered through Allegheny Power, now merged with First Energy Services. Children in Burton attend Long Drain School, a K-8 school located several miles away on Route 7, or Hundred High School, located just down the road in Hundred. References Unincorporated communities in West Virginia Unincorporated communities in Wetzel County, West Virginia