Burnett, Minnesota

Unincorporated community in Minnesota, United States

46°54′03″N 92°31′28″W / 46.90083°N 92.52444°W / 46.90083; -92.52444CountryUnited StatesStateMinnesotaCounty Saint Louis Township Industrial TownshipElevation

1,312 ft (400 m)Population

• Total20Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP code

55779

Area code218GNIS feature ID660912^[1]

Burnett is an unincorporated community in Industrial Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States.

The community is located 25 miles northwest of the city of Duluth at the intersection of Industrial Road (County 7) and Center Line Road.

State Highway 33 (MN 33) is nearby. The Cloquet River flows through the community.

The communities of Alborn, Culver, Independence, and Brookston are all near Burnett.

A post office called Burnett was established in 1896, and remained in operation until 1982.^[2] The community was named for a railroad official.^[3]

References

^ "Burnett, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ "St. Louis County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on January 15, 2016. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 478.