Alpine, Indiana Explained

Official Name:	Alpine, Indiana
Settlement Type:	Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:	Indiana#USA
Pushpin Label:	Alpine
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	United States
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Name1:	Indiana
Subdivision Type2:	County
Subdivision Name2:	Fayette
Subdivision Type3:	Township
Subdivision Name3:	Columbia
Coordinates:	39.5539°N -85.1758°W
Elevation Ft:	758
Postal Code Type:	ZIP code
Postal Code:	47331
Blank Name:	FIPS code
Blank Info:	18-01180^[1]
Blank1 Name:	GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:	430115

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

History

The first sawmill in Columbia Township was built at Alpine in 1814.^[2] Alpine was laid out as a town in about 1832.^[3]

By 1885, Alpine contained a sawmill, a gristmill, and a station on the Whitewater Valley Railroad.^[4]

A post office opened in Alpine in 1868, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1966.^[5]

Geography

Alpine is located on State Route 121 about south of Connersville.

References

1. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
2. Book: History of Fayette County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions . Bowen, B. F. . Barrows, Frederic Irving . 1917 . 220.
3. Book: Baker, Ronald L.. From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. registration. October 1995. Indiana University Press. 978-0-253-32866-3. 49. ...this village was founded about 1832....
4. Book: History of Fayette County, Indiana . Warner, Beers and Company . 1885 . 199.
5. Web site: Fayette County . Jim Forte Postal History . 4 September 2014.