Burnett, Indiana

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Burnett, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Burnett
Coordinates: 39°32′34″N87°17′44″W / 39.54278°N 87.29556°W / 39.54278; -87.29556
Country United States
State Indiana
County Vigo
Township Otter Creek
Founded byStephen Grover and Hanna Creal Burnett
Named for Same
Elevation
[1]
528 ft (161 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47805
Area code(s) 812, 930
FIPS code 18-9298 [2]
GNIS feature ID 431848

Burnett is an unincorporated community in Otter Creek Township, Vigo County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [3]

Contents

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. [4] The post office at Burnett was established in 1870, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1934. [5]

Geography

Burnett is located at 39°32′34″N87°17′44″W / 39.54278°N 87.29556°W / 39.54278; -87.29556 .

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References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Burnett, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved August 11, 2017.
  4. ↑ Bradsby, H.C. (1891). History of Vigo County, Indiana, with Biographical Selections. Chicago: S. B. Nelson & Co. pp.  479.
  5. ↑ "Vigo County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 21, 2016.


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