Youngstown, Indiana

Youngstown, Indiana
Unincorporated community

Vigo County's location in Indiana
Youngstown
location in Vigo County, Indiana
Coordinates: 39°21′44″N 87°22′56″W / 39.36222°N 87.38222°W / 39.36222; -87.38222Coordinates: 39°21′44″N 87°22′56″W / 39.36222°N 87.38222°W / 39.36222; -87.38222
Country United States
State Indiana
County Vigo
Township Honey Creek
Elevation[1] 591 ft (180 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code 47802
Area code(s) 812, 930
GNIS feature ID 446419

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

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2016-07-14.
  2. ↑ "Youngstown, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Vigo County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
  4. ↑ Bradsby, H.C. (1891). History of Vigo County, Indiana, with Biographical Selections. Chicago: S. B. Nelson & Co. p. 480.


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