Nulltown, Indiana

Nulltown
Unincorporated community
Nulltown
Coordinates: 39°34′47″N 85°09′30″W / 39.57972°N 85.15833°WCoordinates: 39°34′47″N 85°09′30″W / 39.57972°N 85.15833°W
Country United States
State Indiana
County Fayette
Township Columbia
Elevation 768 ft (234 m)
ZIP code 47331
FIPS code 18-55440[1]
GNIS feature ID 440365[2]

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

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 / 39.57972°N 85.15833°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. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "Nulltown, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
  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. p. 199.
  5. ↑ http://www.airnav.com/airport/73II
  6. ↑ http://flyin.freeservers.com/nulltown2.htm