Riverside, Fountain County, Indiana

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Riverside, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Riverside
Riverside's location in Fountain County
Coordinates: 40°19′30″N87°09′58″W / 40.32500°N 87.16611°W / 40.32500; -87.16611 Coordinates: 40°19′30″N87°09′58″W / 40.32500°N 87.16611°W / 40.32500; -87.16611
Country United States
State Indiana
County Fountain
Township Davis
Elevation
[1]
571 ft (174 m)
ZIP code
47918
FIPS code 18-64836 [2]
GNIS feature ID 442081

Riverside is a small unincorporated community on the border of Davis Township and Logan Township in Fountain County, Indiana, United States.

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History

Riverside was originally called Fountain City, and under the latter name was established in the 1850s when the Wabash Railroad was extended to that point. [3] The post office was established as Riverside in 1872, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1946. [4] [5]

Geography

Riverside is located at 40°19′30″N87°09′58″W / 40.32500°N 87.16611°W / 40.32500; -87.16611 , a little more than half a mile south of the Wabash River. Independence Station is in Riverside and dates from the time the Wabash Railroad was built to this point in 1854. [3] The larger town of Independence is opposite Riverside on the north bank of the Wabash.

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References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. 1 2 Beckwith, Hiram Williams (1881). History of Fountain County: Together with Historic Notes on the Wabash Valley, Gleaned from Early Authors, Old Maps and Manuscripts ... H. H. Hill and N. Iddings. p. 448.
  4. ↑ "Fountain County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  5. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  281. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. ...closed on February 28, 1946.


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