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Coordinates: 39°4139N 85°4655W / 39.69417°N 85.78194°W / 39.69417; -85.78194
 

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Fountaintown, Indiana
Fountaintown is located in Indiana
Fountaintown

Fountaintown

Fountaintown is located in the United States
Fountaintown

Fountaintown

Coordinates: 39°41′39N 85°46′55W / 39.69417°N 85.78194°W / 39.69417; -85.78194
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyShelby
TownshipVan Buren
Elevation 843 ft (257 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46130
FIPS code18-25162[2]
GNIS feature ID2830529[1]

Fountaintown is an unincorporated communityinVan Buren Township, Shelby County, in the U.S. stateofIndiana.[1]

History[edit]

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]

References[edit]

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

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