Fulda, Indiana

Fulda is an unincorporated community in Harrison Township, Spencer County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[3] The Spencer County Memorial Forest features a World War II veterans memorial. There is a shooting match the first weekend of October.

Fulda, Indiana
Unincorporated community
St. Boniface's Catholic Church
Fulda
Fulda
Coordinates: 38°06′41″N 86°50′10″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountySpencer
TownshipHarrison
Elevation486 ft (148 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
47531
Area code(s)812, 930
FIPS code18-26116[2]
GNIS feature ID434887

History

Fulda was laid out in the 1840s.[4] The community was originally built up chiefly by Germans, who named it after Fulda, in Germany.[5] A post office was established at Fulda in 1850, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1995.[6]

The elementary school closed at the end of the 1972-73 school year; the following school year, all of the students were then bused to St. Meinrad to attend school.

St. Boniface Catholic Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[7]

Geography

Fulda is located at 38°06′41″N 86°50′10″W.

References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. "Fulda, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
  4. History of Warrick, Spencer, and Perry Counties, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Goodspeed. 1885. p. 372.
  5. 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.
  6. "Spencer County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 6, 2017.
  7. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.


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