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Fountain County, Indiana

The legislative act creating Fountain County was passed on December 30, 1825, setting an effective date of April 1, 1826. The county's boundaries have remained unchanged since that time. It was named for Major James Fontaine of Kentucky, who was killed at Harmar's Defeat (near modern Fort Wayne, Indiana) on October 22, 1790, during the Northwest Indian War.

The first non-indigenous settler in the future Fountain County is thought to have been a Mr. Forbes, who arrived in early 1823 and was soon followed by others. 

Fountain County's northern and western borders are defined by the Wabash River which flows southwesterly out of Tippecanoe County.

The County seat is Covington.

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Cities
Attica ~ Covington

Incorporated Towns
Hillsboro ~ Kingman ~ Mellott ~ Newtown ~ Veedersburg ~ Wallace

Unincorporated Communities
Aylesworth ~ Cates ~ Centennial ~ Coal Creek ~ Fountain ~ Graham ~ Harveysburg ~ Layton ~
Riverside ~ Rob Roy ~ Roberts ~ Silverwood ~ Steam Corner ~ Stone Bluff ~ Vine ~ Yeddo

Previous Settlements
Stringtown - abandoned mining settlement south of Covington


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Website Updates:
Nov 2021:  WW2 Army and Air Force Casualties
Oct 2021:  Marriage News: EDWARDS - EPPERSON, MICKLES - FLETCHER, HOUTS - JOHNSON, WILHITE - MCCORD, MCBRIDE - SMITH, LEEPER - SHIPPS, SPEAR - TALBERT


Court News for DROLLINGER, SMITH, WISMA, HARPER, MCCAULEY, BERLORITZ, KING, STUCKER, COLE, STUCKER, ISHAM, EVANS, MURRAY, COOK

Obits for PURVIANCE, WILSON, JUDY, HOOVER, CLEM, LAYTON, CUNNINGHAM, SUNBLAD, BUCHANAN, WARRICK, BINGHAM, LENTZ, RATCLIFF

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