Yellowbanks, Indiana

Yellowbanks, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Yellowbanks
Yellowbanks
Coordinates: 41°19′18″N 85°40′44″W / 41.32167°N 85.67889°W / 41.32167; -85.67889Coordinates: 41°19′18″N 85°40′44″W / 41.32167°N 85.67889°W / 41.32167; -85.67889
Country United States
State Indiana
County Kosciusko
Township Tippecanoe
Elevation[1] 860 ft (262 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code 46555
GNIS feature ID 446388

Yellowbanks is an unincorporated community in Tippecanoe Township, Kosciusko County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2]

History

Yellowbanks' location near Yellow Creek may have caused the name to be selected.[3]

Geography

Yellowbanks is located on the shores of Webster Lake, at 41°19′18″N 85°40′44″W / 41.32167°N 85.67889°W / 41.32167; -85.67889.

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
  2. ↑ "Yellowbanks, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2017-06-06.
  3. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 355. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. This village possibly was named for Yellow Creek.


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