Youngs Creek, Indiana

Youngs Creek is an unincorporated community in Orange County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

History

The community's original name was Unionville.^[1] 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.^[2] A post office opened in 1867, and remained in operation until 1976.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Youngs Creek, Indiana
↑ 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 19 September 2015.

Municipalities and communities of Orange County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Paoli

Towns	French Lick Orleans Paoli West Baden Springs

Townships	French Lick Greenfield Jackson Northeast Northwest Orangeville Orleans Paoli Southeast Stampers Creek

Unincorporated communities	Abydel Bacon Bonds Bromer Chambersburg Ethel Fargo Greenbrier Hindostan Leipsic Millersburg Newton Stewart Norton‡ Orangeville Pearsontown Pine Valley Prospect Pumpkin Center Rego Roland Scarlet Syria Valeene Woodlawn Grove Youngs Creek

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 38°28′36″N 86°29′44″W / 38.47667°N 86.49556°W / 38.47667; -86.49556

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