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Burr is an unincorporated communityinFlorida Township, Yellow Medicine County, in the U.S. stateofMinnesota.[1]

Burr
Burr is located in Minnesota
Burr

Burr

Burr is located in the United States
Burr

Burr

Coordinates: 44°44′54N 96°21′33W / 44.74833°N 96.35917°W / 44.74833; -96.35917
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyYellow Medicine
Elevation
1,325 ft (404 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code320
GNIS feature ID640675[1]

History

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Burr 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

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  1. ^ 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.

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