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Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
Stoutsburg, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 41°11′29″N 87°06′50″W / 41.19139°N 87.11389°W / 41.19139; -87.11389
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyJasper
TownshipWheatfield
Elevation676 ft (206 m)
ZIP code46392
FIPS code18-73641
GNIS feature ID449829

Stoutsburg used to be an unincorporated community in Wheatfield Township, Jasper County, Indiana, United States. It is now a woodland preserve.

History

George W. Stout established Stoutsburg, and lent it his name. Stoutsburg was made a station on the railroad built through that territory in the early 1880s.

A post office called Stoutsberg (different spelling) opened in 1890, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1910.

Geography

Stoutsburg is located at 41°11′29″N 87°06′50″W / 41.19139°N 87.11389°W / 41.19139; -87.11389.

References

  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3.
  4. A standard history of Jasper and Newton counties, Indiana. Lewis Publishing Company. 1916. p. 74.
  5. "Jasper County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
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County seat: Rensselaer
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