Fontanet, Indiana | |
|---|---|
 Location of Fontanet in Vigo County, Indiana. | |
| Coordinates: 39°34′34″N 87°14′37″W / 39.57611°N 87.24361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Vigo |
| Township | Nevins |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.08 sq mi (10.56 km2) |
| • Land | 4.05 sq mi (10.49 km2) |
| • Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.07 km2) |
| Elevation | 597 ft (182 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 347 |
| • Density | 85.68/sq mi (33.08/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 47851 |
| Area code(s) | 812, 930 |
| GNIS feature ID | 434631 |
Fontanet (also Fountain, Fountain Station, or Hunter) is an unincorporated census-designated place in central Nevins Township, Vigo County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[3] It lies along Baldwin St., northeast of the city of Terre Haute, the county seat of Vigo County.[4] Its elevation is 614 feet (187 m), and it is located at 39°34′34″N 87°14′37″W / 39.57611°N 87.24361°W (39.5761500, −87.2436276).[5] Although Fontanet is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP Code of 47851.[6]
Fontanet is part of the Terre Haute Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Each year on the last weekend in August, Fontanet enjoys the Annual Fontanet Bean Dinner Festival, a tradition stemming from a Civil War veterans' picnic first held in 1890. The festival was originally held on land near the DuPont Powder Mill. After the mill exploded in 1907,[7] the picnic moved to the site known as Holloway Grove, donated by local landowner Bill Holloway.[8]
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
- ^ "Fontanet, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 17, 2009.
- ^ DeLorme. Indiana Atlas & Gazetteer. 3rd ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, pp. 42–43. ISBN 0-89933-319-2.
- ^ Geographic Names Information System Feature Detail Report, Geographic Names Information System, 1979-02-14. Accessed 2008-06-01.
- ^ ZIP Code Lookup
- ^ ""Fontanet, Indiana Du Pont Powder Company Explosion October 15, 1907": Basalt Journal Colorado". Archived from the original on January 13, 2012. Retrieved December 11, 2011.
- ^ "Hundreds gather for 113th Annual Fontanet Bean Dinner Festival": Terre Haute News