Burr Oak 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
Noble Township,
Noble County, in the
U.S. state
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of
Indiana
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.
History
A post office was established at Burr Oak in 1848, but was soon discontinued, in 1850. The community probably took its name from the nearby Burr Oak Schoolhouse, built in 1840.
Geography
Burr Oak is located at .
References
Unincorporated communities in Noble County, Indiana
Unincorporated communities in Indiana
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