Alpine is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Columbia Township,
Fayette County,
Indiana
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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.
References
Unincorporated communities in Fayette County, Indiana
Unincorporated communities in Indiana
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