Fairview, Switzerland County, Indiana

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

Fairview
Fairview is located in Indiana
Fairview
Fairview
Fairview is located in the United States
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Fairview
Coordinates: 38°52′24″N 85°04′51″W / 38.87333°N 85.08083°W / 38.87333; -85.08083
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountySwitzerland
TownshipCotton
Elevation889 ft (271 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47011
Area code812
GNIS feature ID449654[1]

History

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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

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  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.