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Welcome to Fountain ...

Fountain is located in Monroe County<1>.

Fountain is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Fountain lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Fountain: 618 & 730<3>

Communities Also Named Fountain ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Fountain - they are located in Alabama, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Florida, Indiana, Kansas (2), Michigan (2), Minnesota, North Carolina (2), Pennsylvania (2) and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fountain.

Communities near Fountain ...

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

  • Saint Louis
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Belleville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Kirkwood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Kirkwood is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,866 people
  • East Saint Louis
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Webster Groves
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Webster Groves is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Groves
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,896 people
  • Arnold
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Arnold is located in Jefferson County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,145 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnold <4>
  • Manchester
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Manchester is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,081 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <4>
  • Clayton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Clayton is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,775 people
  • Cahokia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Cahokia is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahokia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,742 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cahokia <4>
  • Festus
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Festus is located in Jefferson County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Festus
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,114 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Festus <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 Fountain. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fountain.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fountain ...

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

Adding Fountain to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fountain 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 Fountain was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Great Lakes West.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fountain.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Monroe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fountain - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 618 code has been Overlayed with the 730 area code. New phone numbers in the Fountain area will be assigned with one of these codes: 618 or 730. As a result, placing a call in the Fountain area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.