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Burneyville’s post office opened in 1879

Most of Burneyville was built recently: 0.8% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1987. Below: maps from 1902 on.

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How Burneyville began, and where its name came from

When was Burneyville founded?

1879

The Burneyville post office opened in 1879, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 815147 years

How did Burneyville get its name?

Burneyville was named for David C. Burney, father of Benjamin Crooks Burney, who had been Governor of the Chickasaw Nation from 1878 through 1880.

Founding year: the first Burneyville post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Name: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.The full story ↓

What stands out about Burneyville’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Burneyville are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19025 editions of the USGS map, 1902 to 1991. Watch Burneyville change.
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Burneyville on the map, 1902 to 1991

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Burneyville. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Burneyville on the 1902 USGS mapBurneyville on the 1943 USGS mapBurneyville on the 1968 USGS mapBurneyville on the 1982 USGS mapBurneyville on the 1991 USGS map1902Gainesville sheet · 1:125,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Burneyville.

The story

How Burneyville came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Burneyville.

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Burneyville and Love County were named for prominent Chickasaw people who settled in the area in the early 1840s as part of the Federal removal of the tribe from northern Mississippi to Indian Territory.

David C. Burney and his wife, Lucy James Burney, were Chickasaw who relocated to what was then Pickens County, Indian Territory, from northern Mississippi and established a farm on the site of the future town. The émigrés traveled to Indian Territory by steamboat up the Red River. They paused at Shreveport, Louisiana, on January 15, 1844, for the birth of a son. The family named him for the boat's captain, Benjamin Crooks.

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Places that used to be

Old corners and burying grounds

Burneyville’s post office has been open since 1879.

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US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Burneyville’s history

What year was Burneyville founded?

The Burneyville post office opened in 1879, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.