Burnett, Indiana

Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States

39°32′34″N 87°17′44″W / 39.54278°N 87.29556°W / 39.54278; -87.29556CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyVigoTownship Otter CreekFounded byStephen Grover and Hanna Creal BurnettNamed forSameElevation

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528 ft (161 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (EST) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code

47805

Area code(s)812, 930FIPS code18-9298^[2]GNIS feature ID431848

Burnett is an unincorporated community in Otter Creek Township, Vigo County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.^[3]

It is part of the Terre Haute Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Burnett was founded by Stephen Grover Burnett and his wife Hanna Creal Burnett c. 1835. By 1890, it had an active post office and a practicing physician, Dr. Seth B. Melton.^[4] The post office at Burnett was established in 1870, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1934.^[5]

Dr. Seth B. Melton c. 1908

Geography

Burnett is located at 39°32′34″N 87°17′44″W / 39.54278°N 87.29556°W / 39.54278; -87.29556.

References

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Burnett, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
^ Bradsby, H.C. (1891). History of Vigo County, Indiana, with Biographical Selections. Chicago: S. B. Nelson & Co. pp. 479.
^ "Vigo County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 21, 2016.