Stoutsburg, Indiana

Stoutsburg
Unincorporated community
Stoutsburg
Coordinates: 41°11′29″N 87°06′50″W / 41.19139°N 87.11389°W / 41.19139; -87.11389Coordinates: 41°11′29″N 87°06′50″W / 41.19139°N 87.11389°W / 41.19139; -87.11389
Country United States
State Indiana
County Jasper
Township Wheatfield
Elevation[1] 676 ft (206 m)
ZIP code 46392
FIPS code 18-73641[2]
GNIS feature ID 449829

Stoutsburg used to be an unincorporated community in Wheatfield Township, Jasper County, Indiana. It is now a woodland preserve.

History

George W. Stout established Stoutsburg, and lent it his name.[3] Stoutsburg was made a station on the railroad built through that territory in the early 1880s.[4]

A post office called Stoutsberg (different spelling) opened in 1890, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1910.[5]

Geography

Stoutsburg is located at 41°11′29″N 87°06′50″W / 41.19139°N 87.11389°W / 41.19139; -87.11389.

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3.
  4. ↑ A standard history of Jasper and Newton counties, Indiana. Lewis Publishing Company. 1916. p. 74.
  5. ↑ "Jasper County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 21 October 2014.


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