Fountaintown, Indiana
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.
References
- ^ 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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