Welcome to Youngstown ...

Youngstown is located in Vigo County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Youngstown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1867.

When the people of Youngstown refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Youngstowner<2>

Youngstown is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Youngstown lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Youngstown (for example, toward Marshall (IL)), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The area code for Youngstown: (812)

Communities Also Named Youngstown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Youngstown - they are located in Alberta, Arkansas (2), California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania (4), Washington and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Youngstown.

Communities near Youngstown ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Youngstown.

• Terre Haute
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Haute
  • Terre Haute is located in Vigo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Terre Haute <4>
• Brazil
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil
  • Brazil is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brazil <4>
• Sullivan
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
  • Sullivan is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,089 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sullivan <4>
• Marshall
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
  • Marshall is located in Clark County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,774 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshall <4>
• West Terre Haute
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Terre Haute
  • West Terre Haute is located in Vigo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,198 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Terre Haute <4>
• Jasonville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasonville
  • Jasonville is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,141 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jasonville <4>
• Shelburn
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelburn have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelburn
  • Shelburn is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,222 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelburn <4>
• Farmersburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersburg
  • Farmersburg is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,066 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmersburg <4>
• Seelyville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seelyville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seelyville
  • Seelyville is located in Vigo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,004 people
• Clay City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
  • Clay City is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 840 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay City <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Youngstown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Youngstown.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Youngstown. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Youngstown.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Youngstown. See our Newspapers Page for Youngstown.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Youngstown ...

Looking for more information about Youngstown? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Youngstown, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Youngstown.

Adding Youngstown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Youngstown in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Youngstown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Youngstown post office opened in 1867.

We also found Youngstown in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Youngstown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Youngstown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Vigo County: www.vigocounty.org/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov