Burns, Missouri

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Burns is an unincorporated community in Polk County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1]

The community is located on the east side of the Pomme de Terre River at the junction of Missouri routes 32 and AA between Bolivar and Buffalo. [2]

History

A post office called Burns was established in 1884, and remained in operation until 1920. [3] The community has the name of Thomas J. Burnes, an early settler. [4]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Burns, Missouri
  2. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 52, ISBN   0-89933-224-2
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Polk County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 10, 2016.

37°36′17″N93°18′33″W / 37.60472°N 93.30917°W / 37.60472; -93.30917


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