Fairview, Rush County, Indiana

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Fairview
Unincorporated community
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Fairview
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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]

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.


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