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Fair Oaks, Indiana

Coordinates: 41°04′30″N 87°15′27″W / 41.07500°N 87.25750°W / 41.07500; -87.25750
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Fair Oaks, Indiana
Fair Oaks is located in Indiana
Fair Oaks
Fair Oaks
Fair Oaks is located in the United States
Fair Oaks
Fair Oaks
Coordinates: 41°04′30″N 87°15′27″W / 41.07500°N 87.25750°W / 41.07500; -87.25750
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyJasper
TownshipUnion
Elevation
702 ft (214 m)
ZIP code
47943
FIPS code18-22468[1]
GNIS feature ID449652[2]

Fair Oaks is an unincorporated community in Union Township, Jasper County, Indiana.

History

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Fair Oaks was made a station on the railroad built through that territory in the early 1880s.[3] The Fair Oaks post office was established in 1884.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "Fair Oaks, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 17, 2009.
  3. ^ A standard history of Jasper and Newton counties, Indiana. Lewis Publishing Company. 1916. p. 74.
  4. ^ "Jasper County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on October 21, 2014. Retrieved October 21, 2014.