The history of the Burnt Corn area begins hundreds of years ago.  Since this was part of the Creek Indian Nation, Burnt Corn was probably an Indian village.  The Three-Notch Trail went through the area, leading to Pensacola, a major trading post.  The U.S.  Government, with Indian permission, widened the path for mail wagons traveling from Washington to New Orleans and the route became known as The Old Federal Road.

In 1813, the Battle of Burnt Corn opened the Creek Indian War.  After the 1814 treaty at Fort Jackson (Toulouse), travelers on the Old Federal Road began settling in Alabama, then under the jurisdiction of the Mississippi Territory.

Burnt Corn grew into a town with a post office, several stores, doctors, and houses.  Many of the structures are still standing and some are in use today.

Some of the early settlers are buried in or near Burnt Corn and were named Betts, Brantley, Crook, Denson, Duke, Green, Lee, McNeil, Mosley, Rankin, Salter, Stephens, Watkins, Watson, among others.