Editing Burns, Tennessee (section)

==Geography==
Burns is located in southeastern Dickson County at {{coord|36|3|15|N|87|18|58|W|type:city}} (36.054264, -87.315978).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> It is bordered to the southwest, west, and northwest by the city of [[Dickson, Tennessee|Dickson]]. [[Tennessee State Route 47]] passes through the center of the town, leading west {{convert|5|mi|0}} to the center of Dickson and northeast {{Convert|7|mi|0}} to [[White Bluff, Tennessee|White Bluff]]. [[Tennessee State Route 96]] passes through the town west and south of its center; it leads northwest {{convert|2.5|mi}} to [[U.S. Route 70]] and southeast {{convert|8|mi|0}} to [[Interstate 40 in Tennessee|Interstate 40]] within the city limits of [[Fairview, Tennessee|Fairview]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Burns has a total area of {{convert|9.7|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.02|sqkm|order=flip|2}}, or 0.16%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>