Burney, Indiana

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

Burney
Unincorporated community
Burney
Burney
Coordinates: 39°19′02″N 85°38′25″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyDecatur
TownshipClay
Elevation
830 ft (250 m)
ZIP code
47240
FIPS code18-09334[1]
GNIS feature ID431853[2]

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.

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.

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References
  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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