Fountaintown, Indiana
Unincorporated community and Census-designated place in Indiana, United States
39°41′39″N 85°46′55″W / 39.69417°N 85.78194°W / 39.69417; -85.7819446130
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]
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fountaintown, Indiana
- ^ "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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Municipalities and communities of Shelby County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Shelbyville
- Blue Ridge
- Boggstown
- Carrollton‡
- Flat Rock
- Fountaintown
- Geneva
- Gwynneville
- London
- Marietta
- Marion
- Pleasant View
- Waldron
communities
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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