Fontanet, Indiana
Encyclopedia
Fontanet is an unincorporated community
in central Nevins Township
, Vigo County
, Indiana
, United States
. It lies along Baldwin St., northeast of the city of Terre Haute
, the county seat
of Vigo County. Its elevation is 614 feet (187 m), and it is located at 39°34′34"N 87°14′37"W (39.5761500, -87.2436276). Although Fontanet is unincorporated, it has a post office
, with the ZIP code
of 47851.
Fontanet is part of the Terre Haute
Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Each year on the last weekend in August, Fontanet enjoys the Annual Fontanet Bean Dinner Festival, a tradition stemming from a Civil War veterans' picnic first held in 1890. The festival was originally held on land near the DuPont Powder Mill. After the mill exploded in 1908, the picnic moved to the site known as Holloway Grove, donated by local landowner Bill Holloway.
, was also an important mining town worked and operated by the Coal Bluff Mining Company. The town also was an important railroad station on the Indianapolis and St. Louis Railroad and had a post office. The mining company had a large general store, and as of 1890 over 300 miners lived in Fontanet.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in central Nevins Township
Nevins Township, Vigo County, Indiana
Nevins Township is one of twelve townships in Vigo County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,224.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Nevins Township covers an area of ; of this, is land and is water.-Unincorporated communities:* Coal Bluff* Cobb*...
, Vigo County
Vigo County, Indiana
Vigo County is a county located along the western border of the U.S. state of Indiana. Vigo County is included in the Terre Haute, Indiana, Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county seat is Terre Haute....
, Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It lies along Baldwin St., northeast of the city of Terre Haute
Terre Haute, Indiana
Terre Haute is a city and the county seat of Vigo County, Indiana, United States, near the state's western border with Illinois. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 60,785 and its metropolitan area had a population of 170,943. The city is the county seat of Vigo County and...
, the county seat
County seat
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of Vigo County. Its elevation is 614 feet (187 m), and it is located at 39°34′34"N 87°14′37"W (39.5761500, -87.2436276). Although Fontanet is unincorporated, it has a post office
Post office
A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
, with the ZIP code
ZIP Code
ZIP codes are a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service since 1963. The term ZIP, an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan, is properly written in capital letters and was chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently, and therefore more quickly, when senders use the...
of 47851.
Fontanet is part of the Terre Haute
Terre Haute, Indiana
Terre Haute is a city and the county seat of Vigo County, Indiana, United States, near the state's western border with Illinois. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 60,785 and its metropolitan area had a population of 170,943. The city is the county seat of Vigo County and...
Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Each year on the last weekend in August, Fontanet enjoys the Annual Fontanet Bean Dinner Festival, a tradition stemming from a Civil War veterans' picnic first held in 1890. The festival was originally held on land near the DuPont Powder Mill. After the mill exploded in 1908, the picnic moved to the site known as Holloway Grove, donated by local landowner Bill Holloway.
History
Fontanet, two miles east of Coal BluffCoal Bluff, Indiana
Coal Bluff is an unincorporated town in northern Nevins Township, Vigo County, Indiana, USA. It is part of the Terre Haute metropolitan area.-History:...
, was also an important mining town worked and operated by the Coal Bluff Mining Company. The town also was an important railroad station on the Indianapolis and St. Louis Railroad and had a post office. The mining company had a large general store, and as of 1890 over 300 miners lived in Fontanet.