Burnett, Indiana

Burnett, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Vigo County's location in Indiana
Burnett location in Vigo County, Indiana
Coordinates: 39°32′38″N87°17′57″W / 39.54389°N 87.29917°W / 39.54389; -87.29917 [1]
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Vigo
Township	Otter Creek
Founded by	Stephen Grover and Hanna Creal Burnett
Elevation [1]	162 m (532 ft)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	47805
Area codes	812, 930
FIPS code	18-9298 [2]
GNIS feature ID	2830565 [1]

Burnett is an unincorporated community in Otter Creek Township, Vigo County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. ^[1]

It is part of the Terre Haute Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Burnett was founded by Stephen Grover Burnett and his wife Hanna Creal Burnett c. 1835. By 1890, it had an active post office and a practicing physician, Dr. Seth B. Melton. ^[3] The post office at Burnett was established in 1870, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1934. ^[4]

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  Dr. Seth B. Melton c. 1908

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau delineated Burnett as a census designated place in the 2022 American Community Survey. ^[5]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Burnett, Indiana
2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
3. Bradsby, H.C. (1891). History of Vigo County, Indiana, with Biographical Selections. Chicago: S. B. Nelson & Co. pp.  479.
4. "Vigo County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
5. "2022 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.