Yenne, Indiana

Yenne
Unincorporated community
Martin County's location in Indiana
Yenne Location in Martin County
Coordinates: 38°32′51″N 86°47′37″W / 38.54750°N 86.79361°W / 38.54750; -86.79361Coordinates: 38°32′51″N 86°47′37″W / 38.54750°N 86.79361°W / 38.54750; -86.79361
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Martin
Township	Lost River
Elevation^[1]	453 ft (138 m)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
GNIS feature ID	451649

Yenne is an unincorporated community in Lost River Township, Martin County, Indiana.

History

A post office was established at Yenne in 1897, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1906.^[2] The community was likely named for Samuel P. Yenne, postmaster of nearby Shoals.^[3]

Geography

Yenne is located at 38°32′51″N 86°47′37″W / 38.54750°N 86.79361°W / 38.54750; -86.79361.

Municipalities and communities of Martin County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Shoals

City	Loogootee

Towns	Crane Shoals

Townships	Center Halbert Lost River Mitcheltree Perry Rutherford

CDPs	Burns City Dover Hill

Other unincorporated communities	Bramble Cale Hindostan Falls Indian Springs Ironton Lacy Mount Olive Mount Pleasant Natchez Pleasant Valley Rusk Scenic Hill South Martin Trinity Springs Whitfield Willow Valley Windom Yenne

References

↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
↑ "Martin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
↑ 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. Samuel P. Yenne was the postmaster at Shoals...

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