Yorkville, Indiana

Yorkville
Unincorporated community
Yorkville is located in Dearborn County, Indiana
Yorkville
Yorkville
Coordinates: 39°12′16″N 84°58′03″W / 39.20444°N 84.96750°W / 39.20444; -84.96750
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyDearborn
TownshipYork
Elevation
[1]
932 ft (284 m)
ZIP code
47022
FIPS code18-86102[2]
GNIS feature ID446407[1]

Yorkville is an unincorporated community in York Township, Dearborn County, Indiana.

History

Yorkville was laid out in 1841.[3] It took its name from York Township.[4]

Yorkville contained a post office between 1845 and 1955.[5]

Services

The church in Yorkville is named St. Martin's, named after Saint Martin. It was founded in 1850[6]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Yorkville, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ Shaw, Archibald (1915). History of Dearborn County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions. Indianapolis: B. F. Bowen and Company, Inc. pp. 229.
  4. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 356. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. The name is for York Township...
  5. ^ "Dearborn County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
  6. ^ "St.Martin Parish in Yorkville". Retrieved November 19, 2020.


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