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
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 codes	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]