Fair Oaks, Indiana

Fair Oaks
Unincorporated community
Fair Oaks
Fair Oaks
Coordinates: 41°04′30″N 87°15′27″W / 41.07500°N 87.25750°W / 41.07500; -87.25750Coordinates: 41°04′30″N 87°15′27″W / 41.07500°N 87.25750°W / 41.07500; -87.25750
Country United States
State Indiana
County Jasper
Township Union
Elevation 702 ft (214 m)
ZIP code 47943
FIPS code 18-22468[1]
GNIS feature ID 449652[2]

Fair Oaks is an unincorporated community in Union Township, Jasper County, Indiana.

History

Fair Oaks was made a station on the railroad built through that territory in the early 1880s.[3] The Fair Oaks post office was established in 1884.[4]

Geography

Fair Oaks is located at 41°04′30″N 87°15′27″W / 41.07500°N 87.25750°W / 41.07500; -87.25750.

As of 2013, Fair Oaks Farms in Fair Oaks features a working Rotolactor that is open to the public as a part of its "Dairy Adventure" tour.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "Fair Oaks, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
  3. ↑ A standard history of Jasper and Newton counties, Indiana. Lewis Publishing Company. 1916. p. 74.
  4. ↑ "Jasper County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  5. ↑ "Dairy Adventure at Fair Oaks Farms, Fair Oaks, Indiana". RoadsideAmerica.com. Retrieved 2013-07-12.


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