Official Name: | Burnett, Indiana |
Mapsize: | 150px |
Pushpin Map: | USA Indiana Vigo County |
Pushpin Label: | Burnett |
Pushpin Map Caption: | location in Vigo County, Indiana |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Indiana |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Vigo |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Otter Creek |
Timezone: | EST |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Coordinates: | 39.5428°N -87.2956°W |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 161 |
Elevation Ft: | 528 |
Founder: | Stephen Grover and Hanna Creal Burnett |
Named For: | Same |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 47805 |
Area Code: | 812, 930 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 18-9298[2] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 431848 |
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.
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]
Burnett is located at 39.5428°N -87.2956°W.