Stoutsburg, Indiana

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Stoutsburg, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Stoutsburg
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Stoutsburg
Coordinates: 41°11′29″N87°06′50″W / 41.19139°N 87.11389°W / 41.19139; -87.11389 Coordinates: 41°11′29″N87°06′50″W / 41.19139°N 87.11389°W / 41.19139; -87.11389
Country United States
State Indiana
County Jasper
Township Wheatfield
Elevation
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676 ft (206 m)
ZIP code
46392
FIPS code 18-73641 [2]
GNIS feature ID 449829

Stoutsburg used to be an unincorporated community in Wheatfield Township, Jasper County, Indiana. It is now a woodland preserve.

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History

George W. Stout established Stoutsburg, and lent it his name. [3] Stoutsburg was made a station on the railroad built through that territory in the early 1880s. [4]

A post office called Stoutsberg (different spelling) opened in 1890, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1910. [5]

Geography

Stoutsburg is located at 41°11′29″N87°06′50″W / 41.19139°N 87.11389°W / 41.19139; -87.11389 .

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References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3.
  4. ↑ A standard history of Jasper and Newton counties, Indiana. Lewis Publishing Company. 1916. p. 74.
  5. ↑ "Jasper County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 21 October 2014.


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