Easytown, Indiana

Easytown, Indiana
Vermillion County's location in Indiana
Easytown Location in Vermillion County
Coordinates: 39°36′38″N87°30′01″W / 39.61056°N 87.50028°W / 39.61056; -87.50028
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Vermillion
Township	Clinton
Elevation [1]	587 ft (179 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	47842
Area code	765
GNIS feature ID	433961

Easytown is a former unincorporated community in Clinton Township, Vermillion County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. ^[2]

History

According to tradition, Easytown was so named on account of the "easygoing" spirit of its residents. ^[3] The town stood until the 1970s when it and the surrounding area were bought by Peabody Coal Company, which entirely demolished the town. ^[4] It is now a former settlement and mining town. ^[5]

References

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
2. "Easytown, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved July 31, 2017.
3. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  120. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. According to an oral account, "very easygoing people" lived here...
4. Shaw, Bill (June 16, 1998). "Sorry we asked; hard truth erases Easytown". Extra!. The Indianapolis Star . pp.  E1 & E2 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Vermillion County, Indiana History & Families. Turner Publishing Company. 1990. p. 143. ISBN   0-938021-34-6.