Fairview, Switzerland County, Indiana

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Fairview
Unincorporated community
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Fairview
Coordinates: 38°52′24″N85°04′51″W / 38.87333°N 85.08083°W / 38.87333; -85.08083
Country United States
State Indiana
County Switzerland
Township Cotton
Elevation
[1]
889 ft (271 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47011
Area code 812
GNIS feature ID449654 [1]

Fairview is an unincorporated community in Cotton Township, Switzerland County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1]

History

An old variant name of the community was called Sugar Branch. [2] A post office was established under this name in 1835, was renamed to Fairview in 1911, and operated until it was discontinued in 1935. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fairview, Switzerland County, Indiana
  2. ↑ "USGS detail on Fairview - Variant Citation" . Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Switzerland County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 29, 2016.


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