Burr, Minnesota
Burr is an unincorporated community in Florida Township, Yellow Medicine County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.
History
Burr was originally called Stanley, and under the latter name was platted by the railroad in 1886. The current name is for Burr Anderson, an early settler.
A post office was established as Burr in 1894; it was closed in 1953.
References
- ^ "Burr". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ 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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