Yorkville, Indiana

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Yorkville
Unincorporated community
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Yorkville
Coordinates: 39°12′16″N84°58′03″W / 39.20444°N 84.96750°W / 39.20444; -84.96750
Country United States
State Indiana
County Dearborn
Township York
Elevation
[1]
932 ft (284 m)
ZIP code
47022
FIPS code 18-86102 [2]
GNIS feature ID446407 [1]

Yorkville is an unincorporated community in York Township, Dearborn County, Indiana.

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History

Yorkville was laid out in 1841. [3] It took its name from York Township. [4]

Yorkville contained a post office between 1845 and 1955. [5]

Services

The church in Yorkville is named St. Martin's, named after Saint Martin. It was founded in 1850 [6]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Yorkville, Indiana
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ Shaw, Archibald (1915). History of Dearborn County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions. Indianapolis: B. F. Bowen and Company, Inc. pp.  229.
  4. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  356. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. The name is for York Township...
  5. ↑ "Dearborn County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
  6. ↑ "St.Martin Parish in Yorkville" . Retrieved November 19, 2020.


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