Welcome to Fountaintown ...

Fountaintown is located in Shelby County<1>.

The location of Fountaintown has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fountaintown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1869.

Fountaintown is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Fountaintown lies within the (317) area code.

The ZIP code for Fountaintown: 46130<4>

Communities near Fountaintown ...

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

• Greenwood
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Greenwood is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,279 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwood <5>
• Lawrence
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
  • Lawrence is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,545 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrence <5>
• Greenfield
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Greenfield is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenfield <5>
• Shelbyville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelbyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbyville
  • Shelbyville is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,508 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelbyville <5>
• Warsaw
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
  • Warsaw is located in Kosciusko County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,200 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <5>
• Beech Grove
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beech Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove
  • Beech Grove is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,898 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beech Grove <5>
• McCordsville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCordsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCordsville
  • McCordsville is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,750 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCordsville <5>
• New Whiteland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Whiteland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Whiteland
  • New Whiteland is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
• Cumberland
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
  • Cumberland is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,114 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumberland <5>
• Rushville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
  • Rushville is located in Rush County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,058 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rushville <5>

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 Fountaintown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fountaintown.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fountaintown. 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 Fountaintown.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fountaintown ...

Looking for more information about Fountaintown? 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 Fountaintown, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Fountaintown.

Adding Fountaintown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fountaintown 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 Fountaintown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Fountaintown post office opened in 1869.

We also found Fountaintown in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fountaintown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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