Alfont, Indiana

Alfont
Unincorporated community
Alfont
Coordinates: 39°57′05″N 85°48′53″W / 39.95139°N 85.81472°W / 39.95139; -85.81472Coordinates: 39°57′05″N 85°48′53″W / 39.95139°N 85.81472°W / 39.95139; -85.81472
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Madison
Township	Green
Elevation	850 ft (260 m)
ZIP code	46040
FIPS code	18-00928[1]
GNIS feature ID	430069[2]

Alfont is an unincorporated community in Green Township, Madison County, Indiana.

History

Alfont was laid out in about 1850.^[3] It was named for William Alfont, an early settler.^[4]

References

1. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ↑ "Alfont, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-10. 
3. ↑ John La Rue Forkner (1914). History of Madison County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 74. 
4. ↑ Forkner, John La Rue and Dyson, Byron H. (1897). Historical Sketches and Reminiscences of Madison County, Indiana. Wilson, Humprheys & Co. p. 783. 

Municipalities and communities of Madison County, Indiana, United States County seat: Anderson Cities Alexandria Anderson Elwood‡ Towns Chesterfield‡ Country Club Heights Edgewood Frankton Ingalls Lapel Markleville Orestes Pendleton River Forest Summitville Woodlawn Heights Townships Adams Anderson Boone Duck Creek Fall Creek Green Jackson Lafayette Monroe Pipe Creek Richland Stony Creek Union Van Buren Unincorporated communities Alfont Alliance Bloomer College Corner Dundee Edgewood Village Emporia Fishersburg Florida Gridley Hamilton Hardscrabble Huntsville Leisure Linwood Moonville New Columbus Perkinsville Prosperity Rigdon Sunview Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties