Riverside is a small unincorporated community on the border of Davis Township and Logan Township in Fountain County, Indiana, United States.
Riverside, Indiana | |
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 Looking north through town along Riverside Road | |
 Fountain County's location in Indiana | |
  Riverside Riverside's location in Fountain County | |
| Coordinates: 40°19′30″N 87°09′58″W / 40.32500°N 87.16611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Fountain |
| Township | Davis |
| Elevation | 568 ft (173 m) |
| ZIP code | 47918 |
| FIPS code | 18-64836[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 442081[1] |
History edit
Riverside was originally called Fountain City, and under the latter name was established in the 1850s when the Wabash Railroad was extended to that point.[3] The post office was established as Riverside in 1872, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1946.[4][5]
Geography edit
Riverside is located a little more than half a mile south of the Wabash River. Independence Station is in Riverside and dates from the time the Wabash Railroad was built to this point in 1854.[3] The larger town of Independence is opposite Riverside on the north bank of the Wabash.
References edit
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Riverside, Fountain County, Indiana
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ a b Beckwith, Hiram Williams (1881). History of Fountain County: Together with Historic Notes on the Wabash Valley, Gleaned from Early Authors, Old Maps and Manuscripts ... H. H. Hill and N. Iddings. p. 448.
- ^ "Fountain County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
- ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 281. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3.
...closed on February 28, 1946.
Gallery edit
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The grain elevator. -
Sweet Rockets bloom near the grain elevator. -
The railroad crossing.
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