Burney, Indiana

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Burney
Unincorporated community and Census-designated place
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Burney
Coordinates: 39°19′05″N85°38′23″W / 39.31806°N 85.63972°W / 39.31806; -85.63972
Country United States
State Indiana
County Decatur
Township Clay
Elevation
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827 ft (252 m)
ZIP code
47240
FIPS code 18-09334 [2]
GNIS feature ID2830350 [1]

Burney is an unincorporated community in Clay Township, Decatur County, Indiana.

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History

Burney was laid out in 1882. [3] Burney was the name of a local family. [4] A post office was established at Burney in 1884, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1995. [5]

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau delineated Burney as a census designated place in the 2022 American Community Survey. [6]

Notable person

Leroy Edgar Burney, Surgeon General under Eisenhower, was born in Burney, Indiana.

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Burney, Indiana
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ Harding, Lewis Albert (1915). History of Decatur County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. pp.  118.
  4. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  82. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. ...named for the Burney family...
  5. ↑ "Decatur County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
  6. ↑ "2022 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.


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