Klondyke, Indiana

This article is about the town in Vermillion County, Indiana. For the unincorporated community in Parke County, see Klondyke, Parke County, Indiana.

Klondyke
Unincorporated community
Vermillion County's location in Indiana
Klondyke Klondyke's location in Vermillion County
Coordinates: 39°40′10″N 87°26′12″W / 39.66944°N 87.43667°W / 39.66944; -87.43667Coordinates: 39°40′10″N 87°26′12″W / 39.66944°N 87.43667°W / 39.66944; -87.43667
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Vermillion County
Township	Clinton Township
Elevation	183 m (600 ft)
ZIP code	47842
GNIS feature ID	0437381^[1]

Klondyke is an unincorporated community in Clinton Township, Vermillion County, Indiana, United States.

History

The town was named for the local Klondyke Mines, which were active in the early 1900s.^[2]

Geography

Klondyke is located at 39°40′6″N 87°26′16″W / 39.66833°N 87.43778°W / 39.66833; -87.43778 (39.668400, -87.437790).

References

↑ "Klondyke". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
↑ Baker, Ronald L.; Marvin Carmony (1975). Indiana Place Names. Indiana University Press. pp. 82–83. ISBN 0-253-14167-2.

Municipalities and communities of Vermillion County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Newport

City	Clinton

Towns	Cayuga Dana Fairview Park Newport Perrysville Universal

Townships	Clinton Eugene Helt Highland Vermillion

CDPs	Blanford Saint Bernice

Other unincorporated communities	Alta Bono Centenary Crompton Hill Easytown Eugene Flat Iron Gessie Highland Hillsdale Jonestown Klondyke Libertyville‡ Needmore Rhodes Rileysburg Sandytown Summit Grove Syndicate Tree Spring West Clinton West Dana

Ghost towns	Quaker Randall Toronto

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

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