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Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
Fenns, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 39°27′27″N 85°47′52″W / 39.45750°N 85.79778°W / 39.45750; -85.79778
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyShelby
TownshipShelby
Elevation741 ft (226 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code46176
GNIS feature ID434448

Fenns is an unincorporated community in Shelby Township, Shelby County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

History

Fenns once was a station and shipping point on the Pennsylvania Railroad.

A post office was established at Fenns in 1870, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1904.

Geography

Fenns is located at 39°27′27″N 85°47′52″W / 39.45750°N 85.79778°W / 39.45750; -85.79778.

References

  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. "Fenns, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
  3. Chadwick, Edward H. (1909). Chadwick's History of Shelby County, Indiana. B.F. Bowen. p. 95.
  4. "Shelby County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
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County seat: Shelbyville
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