Burney, Indiana

Burney
Burney
Unincorporated community
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	Coordinates: 39°19′02″N 85°38′25″W / 39.31722°N 85.64028°WCoordinates: 39°19′02″N 85°38′25″W / 39.31722°N 85.64028°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Decatur
Township	Clay
Elevation	830 ft (250 m)
ZIP code	47240
FIPS code	18-09334
GNIS feature ID	431853

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

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]

Geography[]

Burney is located at

39°19′02″N 85°38′25″W / 39.31722°N 85.64028°W.

Notable person[]

Leroy Edgar Burney, Surgeon General under Eisenhower, was born at Burney, Indiana. Burney is noted as the first to publicly establish a causal relationship between lung cancer and cigarette smoking.

References[]

^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
^ "Burney, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
^ Harding, Lewis Albert (1915). History of Decatur County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. pp. 118.
^ 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...
^ "Decatur County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 31 August 2014.

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[GR2-1] "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

[2] "Burney, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-10.

[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 31 August 2014.

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v t Municipalities and communities of Decatur County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Greensburg
City	Greensburg
Towns	Millhousen New Point St. Paul‡ Westport
Townships	Adams Clay Clinton Fugit Jackson Marion Salt Creek Sand Creek Washington
CDPs	Clarksburg Lake Santee‡
Other unincorporated communities	Adams Alert Burney Craig Downeyville Ewington Forest Hill Gaynorsville Germantown Harper Harris City Horace Kingston Knarr Corner Letts Letts Corner McCoy Mechanicsburg Milford New Pennington Pinhook Rossburg Saint Maurice Saint Omer Sandusky Sardinia Slabtown Smyrna Tarkeo Corner Waynesburg Williamstown‡
Ghost town	Springhill
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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Burney
Unincorporated community
Burney Burney Show map of IndianaShow map of the United StatesShow all
Coordinates: 39°19′02″N 85°38′25″W / 39.31722°N 85.64028°W / 39.31722; -85.64028Coordinates: 39°19′02″N 85°38′25″W / 39.31722°N 85.64028°W / 39.31722; -85.64028
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Decatur
Township	Clay
Elevation	830 ft (250 m)
ZIP code	47240
FIPS code	18-09334^[1]
GNIS feature ID	431853^[2]