Welcome to Burney ...

Burney is located in Decatur County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Burney, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Burney is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Burney lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Burney: (812)

Communities Also Named Burney ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Burney - they are located in California and North Carolina.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Burney.

Communities near Burney ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Burney.

• Columbus
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
  • Columbus is located in Bartholomew County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,445 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <3>
• Shelbyville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelbyville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbyville
  • Shelbyville is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,508 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelbyville <3>
• Greensburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
  • Greensburg is located in Decatur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,984 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensburg <3>
• Edinburgh
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburgh
  • Edinburgh is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,615 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edinburgh <3>
• Hope
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
  • Hope is located in Bartholomew County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,248 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <3>
• Westport
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
  • Westport is located in Decatur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,416 people
• Saint Paul
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
  • Saint Paul is located in Decatur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,059 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Paul <3>
• Elizabethtown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
  • Elizabethtown is located in Bartholomew County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
• Hartsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
  • Hartsville is located in Bartholomew County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
• New Point
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Point
  • New Point is located in Decatur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 340 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Point <3>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Burney. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Burney.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Burney. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Burney.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Burney. See our Newspapers Page for Burney.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Burney ...

Looking for more information about Burney? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Burney, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Burney.

Adding Burney to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Burney in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Burney was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Burney post office opened in 1884.

We also found Burney in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Burney.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Burney. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Decatur County: www.decaturcounty.in.gov/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov