Alpine, Indiana

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

Alpine, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 39°33′14″N 85°10′33″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Fayette
Township	Columbia
Elevation [1]	758 ft (231 m)
ZIP code	47331
FIPS code	18-01180[2]
GNIS feature ID	430115[1]

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. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alpine, Indiana
2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
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. pp. 199.
6. "Fayette County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 4, 2014.