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Youngstown, Indiana

Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States

39°21′44″N 87°22′56″W / 39.36222°N 87.38222°W / 39.36222; -87.38222CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyVigoTownship Honey CreekElevation

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591 ft (180 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code

47802

Area code(s)812, 930GNIS feature ID446419

Youngstown is an unincorporated community in southern Honey Creek Township, Vigo County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.^[2]

It is part of the Terre Haute metropolitan area.

History

Youngstown was subdivided and made a village on March 31, 1868, by Chauncey R. Carr. It was a station on the Evansville & Terre Haute Rail Road, about seven miles south of Terre Haute. George Planett built the first business house in 1868, when he was made the first postmaster. The post office ran until it was discontinued in 1912.^[3] In 1890 the population was approximately 39.^[4]

Geography

Youngstown is located at 39°21′44″N 87°22′56″W / 39.36222°N 87.38222°W / 39.36222; -87.38222 at an elevation of 591 feet.

References

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
^ "Youngstown, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
^ "Vigo County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
^ Bradsby, H.C. (1891). History of Vigo County, Indiana, with Biographical Selections. Chicago: S. B. Nelson & Co. p. 480.