Fair Oaks, Indiana

Fair Oaks is an unincorporated community in Union Township, Jasper County, Indiana.

Fair Oaks, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Fair Oaks
Fair Oaks
Coordinates: 41°04′30″N 87°15′27″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyJasper
TownshipUnion
Elevation
702 ft (214 m)
ZIP code
47943
FIPS code18-22468[1]
GNIS feature ID449652[2]

History

Fair Oaks was made a station on the railroad built through that territory in the early 1880s.[3] The Fair Oaks post office was established in 1884.[4]

Geography

Fair Oaks is located at 41°04′30″N 87°15′27″W.

As of 2013, Fair Oaks Farms in Fair Oaks features a working Rotolactor that is open to the public as a part of its "Dairy Adventure" tour.[5]

References
  1. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "Fair Oaks, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
  3. A standard history of Jasper and Newton counties, Indiana. Lewis Publishing Company. 1916. p. 74.
  4. "Jasper County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 21 October 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  5. "Dairy Adventure at Fair Oaks Farms, Fair Oaks, Indiana". RoadsideAmerica.com. Retrieved 2013-07-12.


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