Fontanet Indiana Map

About Fontanet, Indiana

Fontanet is a locality in Vigo County, Indiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 347. The population density is 33.1 people per km². Fontanet is located at 39.5773°N, 87.2306°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) timezone. ZIP codes: 47874, 47851.

Fontanet emerges from the flat, industrious stretches of the Indiana landscape, defined by the quiet persistence of the North Branch Otter Creek as it cuts through the earth nearby. It lies 10.1 miles east-northeast of Harrison, IN (from Harrison, IN: bearing 71°T), and is situated 7.3 miles west-northwest of Brazil. The horizon remains vast and largely unobstructed, though the distant silhouette of Indian Ridge provides a faint, serrated edge to the western sky during the clearest hours of the evening. Within the immediate perimeter, the dense, quiet canopy of Fontanet Woods offers a localized refuge, its heavy foliage grounding the surrounding expanse of farmland. The light here has a peculiar, amber quality at dusk, caught between the stalks of corn and the low-slung, weathered architecture of the village, turning the gray dust of the roads into something resembling polished copper for a fleeting moment.

History clings to the soil of Fontanet, a legacy forged in the era when coal extraction and the rhythmic clatter of the railway dictated the pulse of daily survival. While the once-frenetic industry has long since receded, the infrastructure remains, leaving behind a stillness that speaks of an economy transitioned toward the slow, deliberate work of the fields and the maintenance of a modest, quiet existence. Residents occasionally look toward the nearby serenity of Morey Lake or traverse the modest distance toward Pleasant Valley, yet the character of the place remains firmly rooted in its own distinct, unpretentious geography. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of the seasons, maintaining a deliberate distance from the frantic pace of modern centers, preferring instead the steady, predictable cycle of the harvest and the cooling shadows of the local woods.

About This Fontanet Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Fontanet, Indiana. Coordinates: 39.577314, -87.230586. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Fontanet includes the ZIP code (47874, 47851), telephone area code (765), county seat of Vigo County (Terre Haute), and school district assignment (Vigo County School Corporation).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.