Nulltown, Indiana

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

Nulltown, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Nulltown is located in Indiana
Nulltown
Nulltown
Nulltown is located in the United States
Nulltown
Nulltown
Coordinates: 39°34′47″N 85°09′30″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyFayette
TownshipColumbia
Elevation
768 ft (234 m)
ZIP code
47331
FIPS code18-55440[1]
GNIS feature ID440365[2]

History

Nulltown was named for the Null brothers, who owned a sawmill at the town site. The first post office in Nulltown was opened in 1847.[3]

Nulltown was a depot on the Whitewater Valley Railroad.[4]

Geography

Nulltown is located at 39°34′47″N 85°09′30″W.

Nulltown Wingnuts Flight Club

The Nulltown Wingnuts is a group of pilots who fly ultralight airplanes based out of Nulltown and fly throughout the region displaying their aircraft.[5] The Wingnuts host a fly-in every September.[6]

References
  1. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. "Nulltown, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 17, 2009.
  3. Barrows, Frederic Irving (1917). History of Fayette County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions. Bowen, B. F. p. 220.
  4. History of Fayette County, Indiana. Warner, Beers and Company. 1885. pp. 199.
  5. "AirNav: 73II - Nulltown Wingnuts Ultralight Flightpark".
  6. "My Ultralight Fly".


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