Yankeetown, Indiana

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Coordinates: 37°55′03″N87°17′52″W / 37.91750°N 87.29778°W / 37.91750; -87.29778 Coordinates: 37°55′03″N87°17′52″W / 37.91750°N 87.29778°W / 37.91750; -87.29778
Country United States
State Indiana
County Warrick
Township Anderson
Elevation
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449 ft (137 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
47630
Area code(s) 812, 930
FIPS code 18-85760 [2]
GNIS feature ID446363 [1]

Yankeetown is an unincorporated community in Anderson Township, Warrick County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1]

History

A post office was established at Yankeetown in 1853, and remained in operation until 1911. [3] The community was officially laid out in 1858, and was so named for the fact the first settlers were Yankees. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Yankeetown, Indiana
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. "Warrick County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 3 October 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.