Alpine is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
in
Columbia Township,
Fayette County,
Indiana
Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th ...
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History
The first sawmill in Columbia Township was built at Alpine in 1814. Alpine was laid out as a town in about 1832.
By 1885, Alpine contained a sawmill, a gristmill, and a station on the
Whitewater Valley Railroad.
A post office opened in Alpine in 1868, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1966.
Geography
Alpine is located on
State Route 121 about south of
Connersville
Connersville is a city in Fayette County, east central Indiana, United States, east by southeast of Indianapolis. The population was 13,481 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of and the largest and only incorporated town in F ...
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References
Unincorporated communities in Fayette County, Indiana
Unincorporated communities in Indiana
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