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Yankeetown, Indiana

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Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
Yankeetown, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 37°55′03″N 87°17′52″W / 37.91750°N 87.29778°W / 37.91750; -87.29778
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyWarrick
TownshipAnderson
Elevation449 ft (137 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code47630
Area code(s)812, 930
FIPS code18-85760
GNIS feature ID446363

Yankeetown is an unincorporated community in Anderson Township, Warrick County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

History

A post office was established at Yankeetown in 1853, and remained in operation until 1911. The community was officially laid out in 1858, and was so named for the fact the first settlers were Yankees.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Yankeetown, Indiana
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. "Warrick County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
  4. Fortune, William (1881). Warrick and Its Prominent People: A History of Warrick County, Indiana from the Time of Its Organization and Settlement. Courier Company. p. 38.
Municipalities and communities of Warrick County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Boonville
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