Burns City, Indiana

Burns City, Indiana
Burns City, Indiana
Census-designated place
	Location of Burns City in Martin County, Indiana.
	Coordinates: 38°49′21″N 86°53′13″W / 38.82250°N 86.88694°WCoordinates: 38°49′21″N 86°53′13″W / 38.82250°N 86.88694°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Martin
Township	Perry
Elevation	712 ft (217 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	117
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	47553
Area code(s)	812, 930
GNIS feature ID	431854

Burns City is an unincorporated census-designated place in Perry Township, Martin County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.^[2] The population was 117 at the 2010 census.

History[]

The town was founded as Keck's Church in 1849 by Christian Keck, an early settler. It became known as Kecksville circa 1852. The name was officially changed to Burns City on September 15, 1890. The present name was applied by a railroad engineer whose wife's maiden name was Burns.^[3]

A post office was established under the name Keck's Church in 1849, was renamed Burns City in 1890, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1957.^[4]

Geography[]

Burns City is located at

38°49′21″N 86°53′13″W / 38.82250°N 86.88694°W.

Demographics[]

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
U.S. Decennial Census^[5]

References[]

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
^ "Burns City, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
^ 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.
^ "Martin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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[GR3-1] "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2017-05-09.

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

[3] 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.

[4] "Martin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 25, 2017.

[DecennialCensus-5] "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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v t Municipalities and communities of Martin County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Shoals
City	Loogootee
Towns	Crane Shoals
Townships	Center Halbert Lost River Mitcheltree Perry Rutherford
CDPs	Burns City Dover Hill
Other unincorporated communities	Bramble Cale Hindostan Falls Indian Springs Ironton Lacy Mount Olive Mount Pleasant Natchez Padanaram Pleasant Valley Rusk South Martin Trinity Springs Whitfield Willow Valley Windom Yenne
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