Fairview, Rush County, Indiana
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Coordinates: 39°41′08″N 85°18′04″W / 39.68556°N 85.30111°WCoordinates: 39°41′08″N 85°18′04″W / 39.68556°N 85.30111°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Rush, Fayette |
Township | Union, Fairview |
Elevation | 1,060 ft (323 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 46127 |
Area code(s) | 765 |
GNIS feature ID | 434309 |
Fairview is an unincorporated community in Rush and Fayette counties, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2]
History[]
Fairview was established as a town in about 1828.[3] An old variant name of the community was called Grove.[4]
The Rush County side of Fairview contained a post office from 1830 until 1835.[5] The post office was removed to the Fayette County side in 1835, and was discontinued the following year, in 1836.[6]
Geography[]
Fairview is located at 39°41′08″N 85°18′04″W / 39.68556°N 85.30111°W.
References[]
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
- ^ "Fairview, Rush County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
- ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 129. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3.
This village was platted around 1828.
- ^ "USGS detail on Fairview - Variant Citation". Retrieved 2017-02-25.
- ^ "Rush County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
- ^ "Fayette County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 5 September 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
Categories:
- Unincorporated communities in Fayette County, Indiana
- Unincorporated communities in Rush County, Indiana
- Unincorporated communities in Indiana
- Central Indiana geography stubs