Fountaintown, Indiana

Fountaintown, Indiana
Unincorporated community and Census-designated place
Fountaintown is located in Indiana
Fountaintown
Fountaintown
Fountaintown is located in the United States
Fountaintown
Fountaintown
Coordinates: 39°41′39″N 85°46′55″W / 39.69417°N 85.78194°W / 39.69417; -85.78194
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyShelby
TownshipVan Buren
Elevation
[1]
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 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

  1. ^ a b c 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.