Alpine, Indiana

Alpine, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 39°33′14″N 85°10′33″W / 39.55389°N 85.17583°WCoordinates: 39°33′14″N 85°10′33″W / 39.55389°N 85.17583°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Fayette
Township	Columbia
Elevation	761 ft (232 m)
ZIP code	47331
FIPS code	18-01180[1]
GNIS feature ID	430115[2]

Alpine is an unincorporated community in Columbia Township, Fayette County, Indiana.

History

The first sawmill in Columbia Township was built at Alpine in 1814.^[3] Alpine was laid out as a town in about 1832.^[4]

By 1885, Alpine contained a sawmill, a gristmill, and a station on the Whitewater Valley Railroad.^[5]

A post office opened in Alpine in 1868, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1966.^[6]

Geography

Alpine is located on State Route 121 about 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Connersville.

References

1. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
2. "Alpine, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
3. Barrows, Frederic Irving (1917). History of Fayette County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions. Bowen, B. F. p. 220.
4. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 49. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...this village was founded about 1832...
5. History of Fayette County, Indiana. Warner, Beers and Company. 1885. p. 199.
6. "Fayette County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 4 September 2014.