Fulda, Indiana

Fulda
Unincorporated community

St. Boniface's Catholic Church
Fulda
Coordinates: 38°06′41″N 86°50′10″W / 38.11139°N 86.83611°W / 38.11139; -86.83611Coordinates: 38°06′41″N 86°50′10″W / 38.11139°N 86.83611°W / 38.11139; -86.83611
Country United States
State Indiana
County Spencer
Township Harrison
Elevation 486 ft (148 m)
ZIP code 47531
FIPS code 18-26116[1]
GNIS feature ID 434887[2]

Fulda is an unincorporated community in Harrison Township, Spencer County, Indiana, United States. The Spencer County Memorial Forest features a World War II veterans memorial. There is a shooting match the first weekend of October.

History

Fulda was laid out in the 1840s.[3] The community was originally built up chiefly by Germans, who named it after Fulda, in Germany.[4] A post office was established at Fulda in 1850, and remained in operation until 1995.[5]

Geography

Fulda is located at 38°06′41″N 86°50′10″W / 38.11139°N 86.83611°W / 38.11139; -86.83611.

References

  1. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "Fulda, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
  3. History of Warrick, Spencer, and Perry Counties, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Goodspeed. 1885. p. 372.
  4. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 140. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ..for their hometown, the German city of the same name.
  5. "Spencer County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 4 October 2015.


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