Burnett is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Pierce County,
Washington, United States. It is located just south of
Buckley, Washington. It is on
State Route 165 between Buckley, Washington and
Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rainier National Park is a List of national parks of the United States, national park of the United States located in southeast Pierce County, Washington, Pierce County and northeast Lewis County, Washington, Lewis County in Washington (sta ...
.
A
post office
A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letter (message), letters and parcel (package), parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post o ...
called Burnett was established in
1888, and remained in operation until
1927
Events January
* January 1 – The British Broadcasting ''Company'' becomes the BBC, British Broadcasting ''Corporation'', when its Royal Charter of incorporation takes effect. John Reith, 1st Baron Reith, John Reith becomes the first ...
. The community was named for
Charles Hiram Burnett, Sr., a businessperson in the coal-mining industry.
There is private active grass airport in Burnett called Burnett Landing.
References
Buckley Chamber of Commerce
Unincorporated communities in Pierce County, Washington
Unincorporated communities in Washington (state)
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