Burnettsville, IN

Burnettsville is a town in Jackson Township, White County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The 2020 census counted 390 residents. Burnettsville was laid out in 1854, and was named after the nearby Burnetts Stream. Around 1864, Burnettsville merged with the nearby town of Sharon. Each year Burnettsville holds its Community Day in September. The day's events include the Fireman's Breakfast, garage sales, 5K-10k Bee Bumble race, 1k-Bee Stingers race Ron's famous Ham and Beans, Cake Walk, over 60 vendors, entertainment on the stage all day, kids games, bounce house, balloons, parade, and fish fry. That mix gives Burnettsville a clear local shape within Indiana, with older layers still visible in current places. The local scoop is a place whose streets, landmarks, and institutions keep its earlier story close to the present.