Summary
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 | |
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 St. Boniface Catholic Church Fulda, Indiana | |
  Fulda  Fulda | |
| Coordinates: 38°06′41″N 86°50′10″W / 38.11139°N 86.83611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Spencer |
| Township | Harrison |
| Elevation | 486 ft (148 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 47531 |
| Area code(s) | 812, 930 |
| FIPS code | 18-26116[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 434887 |
History edit
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 edit
Fulda is located at 38°06′41″N 86°50′10″W / 38.11139°N 86.83611°W.
References edit
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Fulda, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 17, 2009.
- ^ History of Warrick, Spencer, and Perry Counties, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Goodspeed. 1885. p. 372.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Spencer County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 6, 2017.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.