Yankeetown, Indiana

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

^ ^a ^b ^cU.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Yankeetown, Indiana
^"U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^"Warrick County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
^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.

[gnis-1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Yankeetown, Indiana

[GR2-2] "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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