Fountaintown Indiana Map

About Fountaintown, Indiana

Fountaintown is a locality in Shelby County, Indiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 119. The population density is 60.1 people per km². Fountaintown is located at 39.6948°N, 85.7830°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) timezone. ZIP code: 46130.

Fountaintown, Indiana, unfolds across a landscape of gentle, rolling farmland, where the horizon is a soft, unbroken line against a sky that often blazes with an almost startling intensity of blue. It lies 9.6 miles south-south-east of Hancock, IN (from Hancock, IN: bearing 159°T), and is situated 6.3 miles south of Greenfield. The land here breathes with a quiet, agrarian soul, its fields of corn and soybeans stretching out like vast, verdant carpets under the summer sun. Ancient oak trees, their branches gnarled and reaching like arthritic fingers, punctuate the fields and line the quiet country roads, offering dappled shade that shifts with the slow passage of the clouds. The air itself carries a subtle sweetness, a blend of damp earth after a rain shower and the distant, earthy perfume of ripening crops, a scent that clings to the skin and settles deep into the lungs. The history of Fountaintown is as deeply rooted as the oldest trees on its surrounding farms, an echo of settlers who found solace and sustenance in this fertile ground. The local economy, though modest, thrives on the enduring strength of agriculture, a testament to the enduring bounty of Shelby County’s soil. While no grand pronouncements mark its past, the quiet hum of tractors in the fields and the steady flow of grain trucks on the main thoroughfare speak of a life lived in deliberate, productive cycles. The distinctive character of Fountaintown lies not in grand monuments, but in the understated resilience of its people and the enduring beauty of its pastoral setting, where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pulse of daily life.

About This Fountaintown Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Fountaintown, Indiana — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 39.694767, -85.783034. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Fountaintown and Shelby County.

Detailed location data for Fountaintown includes the ZIP code (46130), telephone area code (260), county seat of Shelby County (Shelbyville), and school district assignment (Shelby Eastern Schools). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Fountaintown is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.