Fountain County, Indiana

Fountain County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education

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Etymology - Origin of County Name

It was named for Major James Fontaine of Kentucky who was killed at Harmar's Defeat (near modern Fort Wayne, Indiana) on 22 October 1790 during the Northwest Indian War

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History

Parts of Montgomery and Wabash counties were taken to form Fountain county when it was formally organized December 31, 1825, becoming effective April 1, 1826. It was named for Major James Fontaine of Kentucky who was killed at Harmar's Defeat (near modern Fort Wayne, Indiana) on 22 October 1790 during the Northwest Indian War

Fountain County is divided into 11 Civil Townships as follows: Cain, Davis, Fulton, Jackson, Logan, Mill Creek, Richland, Shawnee, Troy, Van Buren and Wabash.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 398 square miles (1,031 km²), of which 396 square miles (1,025 km²) is land and 2 square miles (6 km²) (0.56%) is water.

Neighboring Counties:

Northeast: Tippecanoe County
Southeast: Montgomery County
South: Parke County
Southwest: Vermillion County
Northwest: Warren County

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