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Unincorporated community and Census-designated place in Indiana, United States
Fountaintown, Indiana
Unincorporated community and Census-designated place
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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
Elevation843 ft (257 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code46130
FIPS code18-25162
GNIS feature ID2830529

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

History

Fountaintown was laid out in 1854 by Matthew Fountain, and named for him. The railroad was extended to Fountaintown in 1867. The post office at Fountaintown has been in operation since 1869.

Fountaintown had its own high school in the early half of the 20th century.

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau first delineated Fountaintown as a census designated place in the 2022 American Community Survey.

References

  1. ^ 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.
  7. "2022 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.
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