Burns City, Indiana

Burns City
census-designated place
Martin County's location in Indiana
Burns City Location in Martin County
Coordinates: 38°49′21″N 86°53′13″W / 38.82250°N 86.88694°W / 38.82250; -86.88694Coordinates: 38°49′21″N 86°53′13″W / 38.82250°N 86.88694°W / 38.82250; -86.88694
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Martin
Township	Perry
Elevation	709 ft (216 m)
ZIP code	47553
GNIS feature ID	431854^[1]

Burns City is an unincorporated census-designated place in Perry Township, Martin County, Indiana.

Geography

Burns City is located at 38°49′21″N 86°53′13″W / 38.82250°N 86.88694°W / 38.82250; -86.88694.

History

The town was originally 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.

References

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

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 Pleasant Valley Rusk Scenic Hill South Martin Trinity Springs Whitfield Willow Valley Windom Yenne

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