Nulltown, Indiana

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

Nulltown, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 39°34′47″N 85°09′30″W / 39.57972°N 85.15833°W / 39.57972; -85.15833
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Fayette
Township	Columbia
Elevation ^[1]	771 ft (235 m)
ZIP code	47331
FIPS code	18-55440^[2]
GNIS feature ID	440365^[1]

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]

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. 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".