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Fickle, Indiana

Coordinates: 40°15′40″N 86°40′30″W / 40.26111°N 86.67500°W / 40.26111; -86.67500
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Fickle
Fickle is located in Clinton County, Indiana
Fickle
Fickle
Coordinates: 40°15′40″N 86°40′30″W / 40.26111°N 86.67500°W / 40.26111; -86.67500
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyClinton
TownshipWashington
Elevation833 ft (254 m)
ZIP code
46041
FIPS code18-23134[2]
GNIS feature ID446766[1]

Fickle is an unincorporated community in Washington Township, Clinton County, Indiana.

History

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The town of Fickle is named for Isaac Fickle, one of the early settlers of Washington Township. It was established as a station along the Toledo, St. Louis and Western Railroad, better known the "Clover Leaf" Railroad; the town's Clover Leaf Church is named for it.[3]

The post office was established at Fickle in 1888, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1928.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fickle, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ Claybaugh, Joseph (1913). "Washington Township". History of Clinton County, Indiana. Indianapolis: A. W. Bowen & Company.
  4. ^ "Clinton County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on September 3, 2014. Retrieved August 30, 2014.