47 topographic sheets cover 32 settlements here, and 19 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.
19 National Register listings published here · the county-history sources name 1 person · people the book names include E.A.Rly History (Richland Township, 1881) (machine-read).
Sources: the county history on the Internet Archive · the National Register database, National Park Service
Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.
Fountain County has 3 covered bridges on the National Register. Each is a listed structure with a federal nomination on file.
 | Cades Mill Covered Bridge | Listed 2021 |
 | Rob Roy Covered Bridge | Listed 2021 |
 | Wallace Covered Bridge | Listed 2021 |
The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 240 reports for this county, causing 3 deaths, 1 injury and about $32,944,500 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.
| Kind of event | Reports |
|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 117 |
| Hail | 56 |
| Flood | 36 |
| Flash Flood | 17 |
| Tornado | 10 |
| Funnel Cloud | 2 |
| Lightning | 1 |
| Heavy Rain | 1 |
The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2015 | Flood | Coal Creek | 1 killed, $500 | An 18-year-old Covington man is dead after being swept through the Coal Creek low head dam Saturday, July 13th. Indiana Conservation Officers were called to the area just after 7:00 PM EDT after Fountain County Dispatch received a report of a man that had been swept through the Coal Creek low head dam in Stringtown. Multiple agencies responded to the scene to begin rescue efforts. At approximately 9:00 PM EDT, Covington Fire personnel found the body of an 18-year-old Covington resident about a mile and a half downstream. He was pronounced dead at the scene by the Fountain County Coroners Office. According to Indiana Conservation Officers, all area waterways are flooded and dangerous following the recent rain. Officers said they have been responding to people swept away all week due to young people swimming or floating the creeks in an inner tube. |
| May 2004 | Lightning | Veedersburg | 1 killed | A 24 year old male was hit by lightning on a baseball field and died shortly thereafter. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillsboro | 1 killed | no account filed |
| October 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Attica | 1 hurt, $500,000 | Significant tree damage across the town of Attica due to strong straight line winds associated with a bookend vortex. 3 houses had damage from trees falling on them with one minor injury in one of the residences. Near the golf course on the south side of the town, a free standing radio antenna was bent over with a noticeable amount of rust at the base. Elsewhere, the high school lost a portion of the roof which led to water damage in the school. |
| June 1980 | Tornado (F2) | not stated | $25,000,000 | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Stonebluff | $5,000,000 | no account filed |
| July 2021 | Flash Flood | Coal Creek | $500,000 | Heavy rains washed out a section of State Road 32 in far eastern Fountain county along the border with Montgomery county. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Veedersburg | $350,000 | Large tree downed by thunderstorm wind gusts on a house. Numerous other reports of downed trees across the county with over 2500 power outages. |
| May 1986 | Tornado (F0) | not stated | $250,000 | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Central Portion | $200,000 | An intense area of damaging winds associated with the rear flank downdraft of a supercell moved through central Fountain county from Attica to near Newtown. Damage consisted of several farm outbuildings destroyed and a few homes with minor damage. |
| November 2013 | Tornado (EF2) | Sterling | $175,000 | At 1432EST, this EF-2 tornado touched down in NE Veedersburg where there was roof damage to a large manufacturing plant. The most extensive damage with this EF-2 tornado occurred in the town of Mellott. One mobile home was completely destroyed, with four additional mobile homes that were either rolled off their foundation or damaged. An old retail shop with a cinder block base had the exterior wall collapse. A residence a little over two miles east of Newtown, had a garage and barn destroyed, as well as the entire roof removed from the home. From 1442EST to 1443EST, the tornado crossed through the far northwest corner of Montgomery County not causing much damage. Then the tornado moved into southwest Tippecanoe County causing damage to a shed and a home. At 1445EST, the tornado lifted 4 miles north-northeast of Wingate. |
| March 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coal Creek | $100,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed multiple power lines around Cates and towards Kingman. |
| March 2006 | Flood | Covington | $100,000 | no account filed |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coal Creek | $50,000 | Dozens of trees and power poles downed by thunderstorm wind gusts across the county. |
| December 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kingman | $50,000 | Grain bins blown over by thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| August 2012 | Hail | Yeddo | $50,000 | Hail stones, 1.5 to 2.25 inches in diameter, caused damage to cars and roofs in Wallace. |
| May 2002 | Flash Flood | Covington | $50,000 | no account filed |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Covington | $40,000 | Large tree downed by thunderstorm winds on a house. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Veedersburg | $30,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed power poles on West Public Service Road and blew metal roofing into fields on both sides of US Highway 136, one-eighth to one-quarter mile west of Interstate 74 overpass. |
| July 1950 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $25,000 | no account filed |
| February 2008 | Flood | Covington | $21,000 | Flooding occurred along the Wabash River in Fountain County, including near Covington, due to heavy rain and snow melt. |
| June 2021 | Flash Flood | Steam Corner | $20,000 | State Road 32 closed due to water flowing over the road near the Montgomery Fountain county line. Additional roads closed across the area. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Attica Riley Fld Arp | $20,000 | The 911 Center reported numerous downed trees and power outages across the county due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. The highest concentration of damage was southeast of Attica. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Veedersburg | $20,000 | Trees and utility lines were blown down due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. Scattered reports came in from around the county of this type of damage. |
| July 2011 | Flash Flood | Riverside | $20,000 | Portions of Bethel Road were washed out, east of Attcia, due to thunderstorm rainfall. |
| January 2008 | Flood | Covington | $20,000 | Flooding occurred along the Wabash River in Fountain County, including near Covington, due to heavy rain and snow melt. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fountain | $15,000 | A tree of unknown size was downed by thunderstorm wind gusts onto a house. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aylesworth | $15,000 | Tree partially snapped due to thunderstorm wind gusts. Snapped portion fell and damaged an automobile. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Range Rd | $15,000 | A barn was destroyed and trees were downed in this location due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yeddo | $15,000 | Power lines were reported down at the intersection of County Roads 900 South and 270 East due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. Power lines were also downed at the intersection of US Highway 41 and County Road 800 South. Additionally, a roof was blown off a barn on County Road 900 South, just east of 270 East. |
| April 2011 | Tornado (EF1) | Kingman | $15,000 | An EF-1 tornado touched down at 9:10PM EDT in central Vermillion County and traveled northeast through northwest Parke, southeast Fountain, and west-central Montgomery Counties. This tornado formed 2.72 miles southwest of Cayuga and tracked northeast for approximately 4 miles before exiting Vermillion County about 2.36 miles east, southeast of Cayuga at 9:16PM EDT. The tornado continued northeast into Parke County, around 1.51 miles west of Waterman, for another 8.6 miles before leaving the county 3.53 miles northeast of Sylvania at 9:22PM EDT. The tornado continued northeast into Fountain County, around 1.69 miles east, southeast of Kingman, for another 9.3 miles before pushing into Montgomery County at 9:32PM EDT, 2.75 miles northwest of Alamo, for another 9.23 miles and dissipating about 1.89 miles northwest of Crawfordsville at 9:40PM EDT. Multiple trees and power lines were reported down along the path, as well as siding and shingles ripped off homes. A shed was destroyed in Vermillion County and another structure sustained damage in Parke County. The tornado was rated an EF-1 along most of its path, except in Montgomery County where EF-0 damage was found. The maximum width along the path was 100 yards. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Attica | $15,000 | Multiple trees, including one against a house, were downed in Attica due to thunderstorm wind gusts. Power was also out to parts of Attica. |
| March 2008 | Flood | Covington | $15,000 | Flooding occurred along the Wabash River in Fountain County, including near Covington, due to heavy rain and snow melt. |
| August 2002 | Flash Flood | North Portion | $15,000 | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Flash Flood | Countywide | $13,000 | no account filed |
| March 2008 | Flood | Covington | $12,000 | Flooding occurred along the Wabash River in Fountain County, including near Covington, due to heavy rain. Flooding continued until April 6th at 14:37. |
| March 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Attica | $10,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew off shingles and broke 1 inch tree limbs. |
| December 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Silverwood | $10,000 | Trees down by thunderstorm wind gusts across Fountain County. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillsboro | $10,000 | Trees were downed, including on to power lines, in this location due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| February 2007 | Flood | Covington | $10,000 | The Wabash River flooded in Fountain County. The river remained in flood into March. Crests were over five feet above flood stage. |
| January 2007 | Flood | Covington | $10,000 | The Wabash River in Fountain County flooded through much of January. Crests were as high as 8.8 feet above flood stage. |
| March 2007 | Flood | Covington | $10,000 | The Wabash River remained flooded in Fountain County from February through March, dipping below flood stage for only brief periods during the month. Crests were nearly 8.5 feet above flood stage. |
| May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Covington | $10,000 | An estimated wind gust to 60 mph blew part of a barn roof off. Damage amounts are estimated. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rob Roy | $8,000 | Eight trees were downed along County Road 800 North due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yeddo | $7,000 | Trees and tree limbs were downed in this location due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Riverside | $7,000 | Trees were downed at County Road 1400 North and 1300 North due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Attica | $5,000 | Multiple reports of trees downed by thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rob Roy | $5,000 | Multiple large tree branches and trunks snapped by thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| September 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Veedersburg | $5,000 | Several trees, up to three feet in diameter, were downed due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Riverside | $5,000 | Law enforcement reported a tree downed near the intersection of Bethel and Riverside Road due to thunderstorm wind gusts. A motorcyclist was involved in an accident with the tree and had to be transported to the hospital. |
| May 2008 | Flood | Covington | $5,000 | Flooding occurred along the Wabash River in Fountain County, including near Covington, due to heavy rain. |
| April 2008 | Flood | Covington | $5,000 | Flooding occurred along the Wabash River in Fountain County, including near Covington, due to heavy rain. |
| June 2008 | Flood | Covington | $5,000 | Flooding occurred along the Wabash River in Fountain County, including near Covington, due to heavy rainfall. |
| April 2007 | Flood | Covington | $5,000 | Flooding returned to the Wabash River in Fountain County during late April. The crest reached nearly three feet above flood stage. |
| December 2006 | Flood | Covington | $5,000 | The Wabash River flooded in Fountain County. The river crested nearly four feet above flood stage. |
| December 2006 | Flood | Covington | $5,000 | The Wabash River flooded in Fountain County. The river crested at five feet above flood stage. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Attica | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew down trees on cars and power lines. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Countywide | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yeddo | $4,000 | Trees were reported down in this location due to thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Covington | $3,000 | Numerous tree limbs were down throughout the area due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. |
The Survey's mineral resources record lists 10 workings inside this county. 3 still produce and 7 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.
| Commodity | Workings |
|---|---|
| Sand and Gravel, Construction | 9 |
| Clay | 1 |
The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rostone Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| C. A. Miller Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Conrad Perry Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| F. I. Mitchell Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Harrison Steel Co Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hunt Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Neal Gravel Co. Inc. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Silverwood Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Triple G Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Tuggles Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
History of Fountain County : Together with Historic Notes on the Wabash Valley, Gleaned from Early Authors, Old Maps and Manuscripts devotes a chapter to each township: its boundaries and streams, who settled it and when, the mills, the schools and the churches. All 11 are reproduced here in full. Each row shows the township's own shape and where it lies in the county, drawn from the Census Bureau's boundary. Which settlements belong to which township is computed from that same boundary, not taken from the book.
| Shape and position in the county | Township | Settlements in it | Length | Sections |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cain Township | Hillsboro | 1,927 words | 1 | |
| Davis Township | Maysville Crossing, Riverside, Roberts, Vine | 10,200 words | 3 | |
| Fulton Township | Cates, Silverwood | 8,176 words | 0 | |
| Jackson Township | Wallace, Wooley Corner | 8,170 words | 2 | |
| Logan Township | Attica | 34,278 words | 6 | |
| Millcreek Township | Centennial, Harveysburg, Kingman, Lake Holiday Hideaway, Steam Corner, Yeddo | 13,616 words | 4 | |
| Richland Township | Graham, Mellott, Newtown, Stephens Crossing | 12,490 words | 3 | |
| Shawnee Township | Aylesworth, Fountain, Rob Roy | 17,054 words | 5 | |
| Troy Township | Covington, Layton | 14,080 words | 4 | |
| Van Buren Township | Harrison Lake, Hunter Corner, Simpson Corner, Stone Bluff, Veedersburg | 20,751 words | 5 | |
| Wabash Township | Coal Creek, Mackie | 6,175 words | 1 |
Everyone History of Fountain County : Together with Historic Notes on the Wabash Valley, Gleaned from Early Authors, Old Maps and Manuscripts stops to write about, with the section that describes them. Among them are the men who founded the place and governed the Territory. Each name opens the passage itself, in the words of 1881.
Named settlements recorded in the Geographic Names Information System, each with the topographic sheets covering it. Villages, hamlets and abandoned places alike. Each is shown with the nearest named watercourse or landform and the survey quadrangle it falls on.
Wabash township · 47932 · On Prairie Creek · Perrysville quadrangle
11 sheets, 1953 to 1987
Davis township · 47918 · Near Opossum Hollow · Attica quadrangle
9 sheets, 1953 to 1987
Shawnee township · 47918 · On Little Shawnee Creek · Mellott quadrangle
9 sheets, 1953 to 1987
Van Buren township · 47987 · On East Fork Coal Creek · Veedersburg quadrangle
9 sheets, 1953 to 1987
Jackson township · 47949 · On Lick Branch · Hillsboro quadrangle
9 sheets, 1953 to 1987
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