Fair Oaks, Indiana Explained

Official Name:	Fair Oaks, Indiana
Pushpin Map:	Indiana#USA
Pushpin Label:	Fair Oaks
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	United States
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Name1:	Indiana
Subdivision Type2:	County
Subdivision Name2:	Jasper
Subdivision Type3:	Township
Subdivision Name3:	Union
Coordinates:	41.075°N -87.2575°W
Elevation Ft:	702
Postal Code Type:	ZIP code
Postal Code:	47943
Blank Name:	FIPS code
Blank Info:	18-22468^[1]
Blank1 Name:	GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:	449652

Fair Oaks is an unincorporated community in Union Township, Jasper County, Indiana.

History

Fair Oaks was made a station on the railroad built through that territory in the early 1880s.^[2] The Fair Oaks post office was established in 1884.^[3]

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau first delineated Fair Oaks as a census designated place in the 2022 American Community Survey.^[4]

References

1. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
2. Book: A standard history of Jasper and Newton counties, Indiana . Lewis Publishing Company . 1916 . 74.
3. Web site: Jasper County . Jim Forte Postal History . 21 October 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021083924/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Jasper . 21 October 2014 .
4. Web site: 2022 Geography Changes. .