Alfont, Indiana
| Alfont | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
  Alfont  Alfont | |
| Coordinates: 39°57′05″N 85°48′53″W / 39.95139°N 85.81472°WCoordinates: 39°57′05″N 85°48′53″W / 39.95139°N 85.81472°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Madison |
| Township | Green |
| Elevation | 850 ft (260 m) |
| ZIP code | 46040 |
| FIPS code | 18-00928[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 430069[2] |
Alfont is an unincorporated community in Green Township, Madison County, Indiana.
History
Alfont was laid out in about 1850.[3] It was named for William Alfont, an early settler.[4]
References
- ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on September 11, 2013. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "Alfont, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
- ↑ John La Rue Forkner (1914). History of Madison County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 74.
- ↑ Forkner, John La Rue; Dyson, Byron H. (1897). Historical Sketches and Reminiscences of Madison County, Indiana. Wilson, Humprheys & Co. p. 783.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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