Nulltown, Indiana

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

Nulltown, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Nulltown
Nulltown
Coordinates: 39°34′47″N 85°09′30″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyFayette
TownshipColumbia
Elevation
768 ft (234 m)
ZIP code
47331
FIPS code18-55440[1]
GNIS feature ID440365[2]

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.

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. "U.S. Census website". 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. pp. 199.
  5. "AirNav: 73II - Nulltown Wingnuts Ultralight Flightpark".
  6. "My Ultralight Fly".


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