Welcome to Fontanelle ...The city of Fontanelle is located in Adair County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Fontanelle, you might consider that their post office opened in 1856. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Fontanelle has a population of 618 people<2> (see below for details). Fontanelle is 1,340 feet [408 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Fontanelle lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Fontanelle: 641 The ZIP code for Fontanelle: 50846<4> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Fontanelle had an population of 618 people. This is a decrease of 8.04% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 10.69% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Fontanelle had a population of 672 people (or 8.75% of the total population of Adair County). This makes Fontanelle the county's 3rd most populous community. The population of Fontanelle represents 0.02% of the population of Iowa (which has 3,046,355 people), making it the state's 388th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 672 people, the population of Fontanelle decreased 2.89% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 692 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Fontanelle. Communities Also Named Fontanelle ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Fontanelle - they are located in Kansas and Nebraska. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fontanelle. Communities near Fontanelle ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fontanelle.
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 Fontanelle. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fontanelle. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fontanelle. 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 Fontanelle. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fontanelle. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Fontanelle. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fontanelle ...Looking for more information about Fontanelle? 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 Fontanelle, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Fontanelle. Adding Fontanelle to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Fontanelle 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 (so far) for Fontanelle was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> For more details, see References and Mentions for Fontanelle. Footnotes ...
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