Fountaintown, Indiana

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Fountaintown, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Fountaintown is located in Indiana
Fountaintown
Fountaintown
Coordinates: 39°41′41″N 85°46′59″W / 39.69472°N 85.78306°W / 39.69472; -85.78306Coordinates: 39°41′41″N 85°46′59″W / 39.69472°N 85.78306°W / 39.69472; -85.78306
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyShelby
TownshipVan Buren
Elevation
[1]
850 ft (259 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46130
FIPS code18-25162[2]
GNIS feature ID434718

Fountaintown is an unincorporated community in Van Buren Township, Shelby County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[3]

History[]

Fountaintown was laid out in 1854 by Matthew Fountain, and named for him.[4] The railroad was extended to Fountaintown in 1867.[5] The post office at Fountaintown has been in operation since 1869.[6]

Fountaintown had its own high school in the early half of the 20th century.[7]

Geography[]

Fountaintown is located at

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39°41′41″N 85°46′59″W / 39.69472°N 85.78306°W / 39.69472; -85.78306.

References[]

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ^ "Fountaintown, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
  4. ^ History of Shelby County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present, with Biographical Sketches, Notes, Etc. Brant & Fuller. 1887. p. 453.
  5. ^ Chadwick, Edward H. (1909). Chadwick's History of Shelby County, Indiana. B.F. Bowen. p. 271.
  6. ^ "Shelby County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  7. ^ Shelby County, Indiana History & Families. Turner Publishing Company. 1992. p. 57. ISBN 978-1-56311-078-8.



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