Fairview, Rush County, Indiana

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Fairview
Coordinates: 39°41′08″N85°18′04″W / 39.68556°N 85.30111°W / 39.68556; -85.30111
Country United States
State Indiana
County Rush, Fayette
Township Union, Fairview
Elevation
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1,056 ft (322 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46127
Area code 765
GNIS feature ID434309 [1]

Fairview is an unincorporated community in Rush and Fayette counties, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1]

History

Fairview was established as a town in about 1828. [2] An old variant name of the community was called Grove. [3]

The Rush County side of Fairview contained a post office from 1830 until 1835. [4] The post office was removed to the Fayette County side in 1835, and was discontinued the following year, in 1836. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fairview, Rush County, Indiana
  2. 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.
  3. "USGS detail on Fairview - Variant Citation" . Retrieved February 25, 2017.
  4. "Rush County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  5. "Fayette County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on September 5, 2014. Retrieved September 4, 2014.