Yankeetown, Indiana

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

Yankeetown, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 37°55′03″N 87°17′52″W / 37.91750°N 87.29778°W / 37.91750; -87.29778
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Warrick
Township	Anderson
Elevation ^[1]	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 ID	446363^[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. 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.