Fountaintown, Indiana

Fountaintown
Unincorporated community
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
Country United States
State Indiana
County Shelby
Township Van Buren
Elevation[1] 850 ft (260 m)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 46130
FIPS code 18-25162[2]
GNIS feature ID 434718

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 Fountaintown post office 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 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. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ "Fountaintown, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
  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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