Fountaintown, Indiana

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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.{{cite book|title=History of Shelby County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present, with Biographical Sketches, Notes, Etc.|url=https://archive.org/details/historyofshelbyc00bran|year=1887|publisher=Brant & Fuller|page=[https://archive.org/details/historyofshelbyc00bran/page/453 453]}} The railroad was extended to Fountaintown in 1867.{{cite book|last=Chadwick|first=Edward H.|title=Chadwick's History of Shelby County, Indiana|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=N080AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA271|year=1909|publisher=B.F. Bowen|page=271}} The post office at Fountaintown has been in operation since 1869.{{cite web|url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Shelby |title=Shelby County |publisher=Jim Forte Postal History |accessdate=November 8, 2016}}

Fountaintown had its own high school in the early half of the 20th century.{{cite book|title=Shelby County, Indiana History & Families|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Amu1n0c_5o8C&pg=PA57|year=1992|publisher=Turner Publishing Company|isbn=978-1-56311-078-8|page=57}}

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau first delineated Fountaintown as a census designated place in the 2022 American Community Survey.{{Cite web|title=2022 Geography Changes|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/technical-documentation/table-and-geography-changes/2022/geography-changes.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=}}

References

Category:Unincorporated communities in Shelby County, Indiana

Category:Unincorporated communities in Indiana

Category:Indianapolis metropolitan area

Category:1854 establishments in Indiana

Category:Populated places established in 1854