Burr, Minnesota
Burr is an unincorporated community in Yellow Medicine County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.[1]
History
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
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Burr, Minnesota
- 1 2 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 17 February 2015.
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Coordinates: 44°44′54″N 96°21′33″W / 44.74833°N 96.35917°W
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