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]

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau first delineated Fountaintown as a census designated place in the 2022 American Community Survey.[7]

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


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fountaintown,_Indiana
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