Fiskville, Indiana

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Fiskville, Indiana
former incorporated town, now a neighbourhood of Crawfordsville
Fiskville Indiana map excerpt from Revised Montgomery County Altas 1898.jpg
Fiskville from 1898 county atlas
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Fiskville
Location in Montgomery County
Coordinates: 40°02′55″N86°53′41″W / 40.04861°N 86.89472°W / 40.04861; -86.89472
Country United States
State Indiana
County Montgomery
Township Union
Elevation
[1]
748 ft (228 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47933
Area code 765
GNIS feature ID434535 [1]

Fiskville is a formerly incorporated town in Union Township, Montgomery County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1]

It is located within the city limits of Crawfordsville. Fiskville was annexed by Crawfordsville in 1910. [2] [3] [4]

The town was founded by a former court reporter named Charles H. Fiske. [5] [6] [7] The push for Crawfordsville to annex adjoining communities including Fiskville, Longview, Highland, and others, dated back until at least 1890, with the argument being that census numbers were not truly reflecting Crawfordsville's true size. [8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fiskville, Indiana
  2. ↑ "Crawfordsville". Walkerton Independent. April 8, 1910. p. 3. Retrieved August 29, 2025– via Hoosier State Chronicles: Indiana's Digital Historic Newspaper Program. Crawfordsville. —The incorporated towns of Englewood, Fiskville, Highland and Longview, suburbs to this city, were made a part of Crawfordsville when the city council passed an ordinance extending the city limits. The addition of this territory will give this city a large increase in population, probably raising it to a fourth class city.
  3. ↑ "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Crawfordsville High School" (PDF). Indiana Department of Natural Resources. February 5, 2003. Two township schools - Highland and Fiskville became part of the school system in 1910 as a result of annexations.
  4. ↑ (13 February 1904). Towns Balk at Annexation, Journal & Courier
  5. ↑ (13 July 1889). Local News, Crawfordsville Review
  6. ↑ (21 February 1891). Locals News, Crawfordsville Review
  7. ↑ (30 April 1927) Obituary, Indianapolis Star (obituary does not include detail, but this appears to be same person because Fiske family genealogy has him living in Crawfordsville)
  8. ↑ (19 July 1890). The Exact Figures, Crawfordsville Review


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