Burr Oak, Noble County, Indiana

Burr Oak
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 41°19′23″N85°25′59″W / 41.32306°N 85.43306°W / 41.32306; -85.43306
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Noble
Township	Noble
Elevation [1]	915 ft (279 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	46701
Area code	260
GNIS feature ID	450522

Burr Oak is an unincorporated community in Noble Township, Noble County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. ^[2]

History

A post office was established at Burr Oak in 1848, but was soon discontinued, in 1850. ^[3] The community probably took its name from the nearby Burr Oak Schoolhouse, ^[4] built in 1840. ^[5]

Geography

Burr Oak is located at 41°19′23″N85°25′59″W / 41.32306°N 85.43306°W / 41.32306; -85.43306 .

References

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
2. "Burr Oak, Noble County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved May 6, 2017.
3. "Noble County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
4. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  83. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. ...may have derived its name from the Burr Oak school...
5. Counties of LaGrange and Noble, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. 1882. p. 252.