Fairview, Switzerland County, Indiana

Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
38°52′24″N 85°04′51″W / 38.87333°N 85.08083°W / 38.87333; -85.08083CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountySwitzerlandTownshipCottonElevation
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889 ft (271 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code
47011
Area code812GNIS feature ID449654[1]

Fairview is an unincorporated community in Cotton Township, Switzerland County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]

History

An old variant name of the community was called Sugar Branch.[2] A post office was established under this name in 1835, was renamed to Fairview in 1911, and operated until it was discontinued in 1935.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fairview, Switzerland County, Indiana
  2. ^ "USGS detail on Fairview - Variant Citation". Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  3. ^ "Switzerland County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
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