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Unincorporated community and Census-designated place
Burney, Indiana Location in Indiana Show map of Indiana Burney, Indiana Location in the United States Show map of the United States
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Decatur
Township	Clay
Elevation	827 ft (252 m)
ZIP code	47240
FIPS code	18-09334
GNIS feature ID	2830350

Burney is an unincorporated community in Clay Township, Decatur County, Indiana.

History

Burney was laid out in 1882. Burney was the name of a local family. A post office was established at Burney in 1884, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1995.

Notable person

Leroy Edgar Burney, Surgeon General under Eisenhower, was born in Burney, Indiana.

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