Riverside is a small unincorporated community on the border of Davis Township and Logan Township in Fountain County, Indiana, United States.
Riverside, Indiana | |
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Riverside Riverside's location in Fountain County | |
Coordinates: 40°19′30″N 87°09′58″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Fountain |
Township | Davis |
Elevation | 571 ft (174 m) |
ZIP code | 47918 |
FIPS code | 18-64836[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 442081 |
Riverside was originally called Fountain City, and under the latter name was established in the 1850s when the Wabash Railroad was extended to that point.[3] The post office was established as Riverside in 1872, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1946.[4][5]
Riverside is located at 40°19′30″N 87°09′58″W, a little more than half a mile south of the Wabash River. Independence Station is in Riverside and dates from the time the Wabash Railroad was built to this point in 1854.[3] The larger town of Independence is opposite Riverside on the north bank of the Wabash.
...closed on February 28, 1946.
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