Burr is an

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in Florida Township,

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, in the

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History

Burr was originally called Stanley, and under the latter name was

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ted 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

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