Youngstown, Indiana
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Youngstown is an unincorporated community in southern Honey Creek Township,
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, in the U.S. state of Indiana. 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. In 1890 the population was approximately 39.


Geography

Youngstown is located at at an elevation of 591 feet.


References

Unincorporated communities in Indiana Unincorporated communities in Vigo County, Indiana Terre Haute metropolitan area {{VigoCountyIN-geo-stub