Yankeetown, Indiana

Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
37°55′03″N 87°17′52″W / 37.91750°N 87.29778°W / 37.91750; -87.29778CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyWarrickTownshipAndersonElevation449 ft (137 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP code
47630
Area code(s)812, 930FIPS code18-85760[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]

References

  1. ^ a b c 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.


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