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Nulltown, Indiana

Nulltown, Indiana
Nulltown is located in Indiana
Nulltown
Nulltown
Location within Indiana
Nulltown is located in the United States
Nulltown
Nulltown
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 39°34′47″N 85°09′30″W / 39.57972°N 85.15833°W / 39.57972; -85.15833
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyFayette
TownshipColumbia
Elevation771 ft (235 m)
ZIP code
47331
FIPS code18-55440[2]
GNIS feature ID440365[1]

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

History

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Nulltown was named for the Null brothers (Michael and Israel), 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]

Nulltown Wingnuts Flight Club

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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

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  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nulltown, Indiana
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  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".