Burns City, Indiana

Burns City
—  Town  —
Burns City
Coordinates:
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 town in Perry Township, Martin County, Indiana.

Geography

Burns City is located at .

History

The town was originally founded as Keck's Church in 1849 by Christian Keck, and early settler. It became known as Kecksville around 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

  1. ^ "Burns City, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:431854. Retrieved 2009-10-10.