Fountaintown, Indiana

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Fountaintown, Indiana
Unincorporated community and Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 39°41′39″N85°46′55″W / 39.69417°N 85.78194°W / 39.69417; -85.78194
Country United States
State Indiana
County Shelby
Township Van Buren
Elevation
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843 ft (257 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46130
FIPS code 18-25162 [2]
GNIS feature ID2830529 [1]

Fountaintown is an unincorporated community in Van Buren Township, Shelby County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1]

History

Fountaintown was laid out in 1854 by Matthew Fountain, and named for him. [3] The railroad was extended to Fountaintown in 1867. [4] The post office at Fountaintown has been in operation since 1869. [5]

Fountaintown had its own high school in the early half of the 20th century. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fountaintown, Indiana
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ History of Shelby County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present, with Biographical Sketches, Notes, Etc. Brant & Fuller. 1887. p.  453.
  4. ↑ Chadwick, Edward H. (1909). Chadwick's History of Shelby County, Indiana. B.F. Bowen. p. 271.
  5. ↑ "Shelby County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  6. ↑ Shelby County, Indiana History & Families. Turner Publishing Company. 1992. p. 57. ISBN   978-1-56311-078-8.


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