Burns (community), Wisconsin

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Burns, Wisconsin
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Coordinates: 43°56′42″N90°58′33″W / 43.94500°N 90.97583°W / 43.94500; -90.97583 Coordinates: 43°56′42″N90°58′33″W / 43.94500°N 90.97583°W / 43.94500; -90.97583
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Wisconsin.svg  Wisconsin
County La Crosse
Town Burns
Elevation
236 m (774 ft)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 608
GNIS feature ID1577534 [1]

Burns is an unincorporated community located in the town of Burns, La Crosse County, Wisconsin, United States. [1] The community was named after Timothy Burns, a member of the Wisconsin Assembly and the third Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin, who played a part in promoting the area. [2]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Burns, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  2. Callary, Edward. Place Names of Wisconsin. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 44. ISBN   978-0-299-30964-0.


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