Welcome to Fountain ...

Fountain is located in Fountain County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fountain, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1868.

Fountain is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Fountain is located in the (765) area code.

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, Illinois, 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.

• Danville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Danville is located in Vermilion County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,106 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <4>
• Attica
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
  • Attica is located in Fountain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,324 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Attica <4>
• Tilton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tilton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
  • Tilton is located in Vermilion County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tilton <4>
• Covington
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
  • Covington is located in Fountain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <4>
• Veedersburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Veedersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veedersburg
  • Veedersburg is located in Fountain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,058 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Veedersburg <4>
• Williamsport
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
  • Williamsport is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,837 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsport <4>
• Waynetown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynetown
  • Waynetown is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynetown <4>
• West Lebanon
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
  • West Lebanon is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 686 people
• Bismarck
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bismarck
  • Bismarck is located in Vermilion County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 524 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bismarck <4>
• Hillsboro
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
  • Hillsboro is located in Fountain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 503 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <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 for Fountain was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Fountain post office opened in 1868.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fountain.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Fountain County: www.co.fountain.in.us/

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