Burns City Indiana Map
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Interactive Map of Burns City, Indiana
| City | Burns City |
| State | Indiana (IN) |
| County | Martin County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Vincennes) |
| Latitude | 38.822549 |
| Longitude | -86.886948 |
| Population | 114 |
| Density | 59.9 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 47553 |
| Area Code | 812 |
| County Seat | Shoals |
| School District | Loogootee Community School Corporation |
About Burns City, Indiana
Burns City is a locality in Martin County, Indiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 114. The population density is 59.9 people per km². Burns City is located at 38.8225°N, 86.8869°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Vincennes) timezone. ZIP code: 47553.Burns City occupies a quiet corner of the landscape where the horizon is defined by the steady, measured lift of the earth toward the prominence of Gobbler Knob. It lies 16.1 miles east-northeast of Daviess, IN (from Daviess, IN: bearing 59°T), and is situated 19.1 miles northeast of Washington. The air here holds a particular weight, smelling of damp soil and the deep, pervasive stillness of inland woodlots that stretch across the surrounding acreage. Seed Tick Creek carves a narrow, serpentine path through the terrain, its waters reflecting the pale, flat light of an overcast Indiana afternoon. Not far away, the presence of Indiana Forest Bank - Shawnee Hills offers a dense, protective canopy of hardwoods, while the surface of Greenwood Lake remains undisturbed, a mirror for the shifting clouds that drift over the fields.
Burns City maintains a spare, deliberate pace, anchored by a history rooted in the hard work of the soil and the quiet persistence of those who cultivate it. Life in Burns City moves in alignment with the cycles of the nearby agricultural lands and the seasonal shifts that thin the trees in Goldsberry Hollow. The economy remains tethered to the land, an inheritance of labor that values the utility of a well-maintained fence or the reliability of a harvest. There is a distinct, unadorned beauty in the way the shadows grow long across the meadows at dusk, a reminder that this place exists in a realm defined not by the noise of the outside world, but by the grounded, enduring rhythm of the Midwest.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Indiana Forest Bank - Shawnee Hills (Conservation Area) — 3.4 mi, 327° NW
- Daviess - Martin County Park (West Boggs) (Local Park) — 5.8 mi, 200° S
- Martin State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 6.3 mi, 120° SE
- Mt. Calvary (Martin Co.) Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.3 mi, 182° S
- Unknown Park (Local Park) — 10.1 mi, 188° S
- Bluffs of Beaver Bend (State Conservation Area) — 10.7 mi, 159° S
- Jug Rock (Attraction) — 10.7 mi, 154° SE
- Old Mans Nose (Attraction) — 10.9 mi, 133° SE
- Hoosier National Forest (National Forest) — 11.7 mi, 168° S · 204k acres
- Houghntan Memorial bridge (Monument) — 12.1 mi, 180° S
- Richland-Plummer Creek Covered Bridge (Attraction) — 12.1 mi, 347° N
- Hindostan Falls Public Fishing Area (State Recreation Area) — 13.6 mi, 172° S
- Gory Hole Cave Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 16.3 mi, 102° E · 20 acres
- Tulip Viaduct (Viewpoint) — 17.7 mi, 006° N
- Bluespring Caverns (Attraction) — 18.5 mi, 095° E
- Soldier's Monument (Public Artwork) — 19.1 mi, 234° SW
- Daviess County Museum (Museum) — 19.2 mi, 234° SW
- Big Joe Palooka (Monument) — 20.1 mi, 074° E
- 10 Commandments Tablets (Monument) — 20.4 mi, 087° E
- FLWB Indoor Karting (Theme Park) — 23.4 mi, 141° SE
- Indiana Railway Museum (Museum) — 23.5 mi, 142° SE
- French Lick West Baden Museum (Museum) — 23.7 mi, 143° SE
- Springs Stadium (Cinema) — 24.2 mi, 141° SE
- Large quarry remnants (Historic Ruins) — 28.9 mi, 039° NE
- Charles C. Deam Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 29.4 mi, 061° NE · 13k acres
- Springs Valley State Fish and Wildlife Area (Nature Reserve) — 29.5 mi, 142° SE
- Astra Theatre (Theatre) — 29.9 mi, 185° S
- Conrad Prebys Amphitheater (Theatre) — 30.9 mi, 040° NE
- Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 34.1 mi, 205° SW · 20k acres
- Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 36.2 mi, 028° NE · 16k acres
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About This Burns City Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Burns City, Indiana. Coordinates: 38.822549, -86.886948. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Burns City includes the ZIP code (47553), telephone area code (812), county seat of Martin County (Shoals), and school district assignment (Loogootee Community School Corporation).
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | August 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
