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Unincorporated community and Census-designated place in Indiana, United States
Burney
Unincorporated community and Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 39°19′05″N 85°38′23″W / 39.31806°N 85.63972°W / 39.31806; -85.63972
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyDecatur
TownshipClay
Elevation827 ft (252 m)
ZIP code47240
FIPS code18-09334
GNIS feature ID2830350

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

History

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

Demographics

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

Notable person

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

References

  1. ^ 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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