Burney, Indiana
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| Coordinates: 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[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 431853[2] |
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 January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Burney, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 10, 2009.
- ^ 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 August 31, 2014.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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