Youngs Creek, Indiana
Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
38°28′36″N 86°29′44″W / 38.47667°N 86.49556°W / 38.47667; -86.49556[1]
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Youngs Creek is an unincorporated community in Greenfield Township, Orange County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]
History
The community's original name was Unionville.[2] Unionville was founded in about 1864, and was renamed Youngs Creek after a nearby stream of the same name when the post office was established.[3] A post office was established at Youngs Creek in 1867, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1976.[4]
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Youngs Creek, Indiana
- ^ "USGS detail on Youngs Creek - Variant Citation". Retrieved May 5, 2017.
- ^ History of Lawrence, Orange, and Washington Counties, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Higginson Book Company. 1884. p. 502.
- ^ "Orange County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
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Municipalities and communities of Orange County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Paoli
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‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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