A post office was established at Fritchton in 1893, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1915.[3] Emil H. Fritch served as postmaster.[4] The high school was built in 1911 and closed in 1967. The school served grades 1 through 12.
^. Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 25, 2014.
^Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 140. ISBN978-0-253-32866-3. Emil H. Fritch was the first postmaster.
fritchton, indiana, fritchton, unincorporated, community, palmyra, township, knox, county, indiana, approximately, miles, east, vincennes, unincorporated, communityfritchtonshow, indianafritchtonshow, united, statescoordinates, 68028, 42306, 68028, 42306countr. Fritchton is an unincorporated community in Palmyra Township Knox County Indiana approximately 4 miles 6 4 km east of Vincennes Fritchton IndianaUnincorporated communityFritchtonShow map of IndianaFritchtonShow map of the United StatesCoordinates 38 40 49 N 87 25 23 W 38 68028 N 87 42306 W 38 68028 87 42306CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyKnoxTownshipPalmyraElevation531 ft 162 m ZIP code47591FIPS code18 26062 1 GNIS feature ID434873 2 History editA post office was established at Fritchton in 1893 and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1915 3 Emil H Fritch served as postmaster 4 The high school was built in 1911 and closed in 1967 The school served grades 1 through 12 Geography editFritchton is located at 38 40 49 N 87 25 23 W 38 68028 N 87 42306 W 38 68028 87 42306 References edit U S Census website United States Census Bureau Retrieved January 31 2008 Fritchton Indiana Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior Retrieved October 17 2009 Knox County Jim Forte Postal History Archived from the original on March 4 2016 Retrieved November 25 2014 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 Emil H Fritch was the first postmaster nbsp This Knox County Indiana location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fritchton Indiana amp oldid 1182590143, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
