Burr is an unincorporated community in Florida Township, Yellow Medicine County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.[1]
Burr | |
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  Burr  Burr | |
| Coordinates: 44°44′54″N 96°21′33″W / 44.74833°N 96.35917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Yellow Medicine |
| Elevation | 1,325 ft (404 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 507 |
| GNIS feature ID | 640675[1] |
History
editBurr was originally called Stanley, and under the latter name was platted by the railroad in 1886.[2] The current name is for Burr Anderson, an early settler.[2]
A post office was established as Burr in 1894; it was closed in 1953.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "Burr". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ a b Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 49.
- ^ "Yellow Medicine County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 17, 2015.