Welcome to Fontanet ...

Fontanet is located in Vigo County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fontanet, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

Fontanet is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Fontanet lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Fontanet (for example, toward Vermilion (IL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Fontanet is located in the (812) area code.

The ZIP code for Fontanet: 47851<3>

Communities near Fontanet ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fontanet.

• Terre Haute
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Haute
  • Terre Haute is located in Vigo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Terre Haute <4>
• Brazil
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil
  • Brazil is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brazil <4>
• Clinton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in Vermillion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,618 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <4>
• Rockville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
  • Rockville is located in Parke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockville <4>
• West Terre Haute
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Terre Haute
  • West Terre Haute is located in Vigo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,198 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Terre Haute <4>
• Fairview Park
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
  • Fairview Park is located in Vermillion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
• Seelyville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seelyville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seelyville
  • Seelyville is located in Vigo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,004 people
• Montezuma
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montezuma have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
  • Montezuma is located in Parke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 977 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montezuma <4>
• Knightsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knightsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville
  • Knightsville is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
• Rosedale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
  • Rosedale is located in Parke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
  • Rosedale has also been known as:
  • Roseville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosedale <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Fontanet. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fontanet.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fontanet. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fontanet.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fontanet. See our Newspapers Page for Fontanet.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fontanet ...

Looking for more information about Fontanet? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Fontanet, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Fontanet.

Adding Fontanet to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fontanet in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Fontanet was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Fontanet post office opened in 1881.

We also found Fontanet in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fontanet.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fontanet. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Vigo County: www.vigocounty.org/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov