Yellow Bank, Indiana

Yellow Bank is an unincorporated community in Franklin County, Indiana, in the United States.[1]

History

Yellow Bank took its name from the Yellow Bank Creek upon which it is situated.[2] A mill was built at the mouth of Yellow Bank Creek as early as 1812.[3]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Yellow Bank, Indiana
  2. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 355. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...was named for nearby Yellow Bank Creek.
  3. ↑ Reifel, August Jacob (1915). History of Franklin County, Indiana: Her People, Industries, and Institutions : with Biographical Sketches of Representative Citizens and Genealogical Records of Old Families. Windmill Publications. p. 204.

Coordinates: 39°26′15″N 85°04′09″W / 39.43755°N 85.06913°W / 39.43755; -85.06913


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