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Alquina was an unincorporated community in Jennings Township, Fayette County, Indiana.

Alquina, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 39°36′46″N 85°03′17″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Fayette
Township	Jennings
Elevation	1,033 ft (315 m)
ZIP code	47331
FIPS code	18-01198[1]
GNIS feature ID	430116[2]

History

Alquina was founded in 1813 by Joseph Vanmeter.[3] One source speculates it was named after Alquines, in France.[4]

A post office was established at Alquina in 1832, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1903.[5]

Geography

Alquina was located on East Alquina Road about 5 miles (8.0 km) east of the center of Connersville. Alquina was the home of the Alquina Blue Arrows High School. The high school was closed in 1966 and the elementary school continued until 2010.

References

"U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
"Alquina, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
History of Fayette County, Indiana: Containing a History of the Townships, Towns, Villages, Schools, Churches, Industries, Etc.; Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men; Biographies, Etc. Warner, Beers and Company. 1885. p. 187.
Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 49. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...it may have been borrowed from Alquines, France.
"Fayette County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 4 September 2014.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Fayette County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Connersville
City	Connersville	Map of Indiana highlighting Fayette County
Town	Glenwood‡
Townships	Columbia Connersville Fairview Harrison Jackson Jennings Orange Posey Waterloo
Unincorporated communities	Alpine Alquina Bentonville Bunker Hill Columbia Everton Fairview‡ Falmouth‡ Harrisburg Huber Longwood Crossing Lyonsville Nulltown Orange Springersville Waterloo
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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