Fayette County, Indiana

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Fayette County is one of 92 counties in U.S. state of Indiana located in the east central portion of the state. As of 2020, the population was 23,398. Most of the county is rural; land use is farms, pasture and unincorporated woodland. The county seat and only incorporated town is Connersville, which holds a majority of the county's population.The county was historically significant early in the 19th century as a conduit for settlement of the Northwest Territory, and again in the early 20th century as an automotive manufacturing center, but has been in economic decline since the 1960s and is now among the poorest counties in the state. Most employment is retail, schools and healthcare. The county lacks a commercial airport and bus service, and has no major (U.S. or Interstate) highways. The county was created in 1818 from portions of Wayne and Franklin counties and unincorporated ("New Purchase") territory. Fayette County comprises the Connersville, IN Micropolitan Statistical Area.

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Connersville Township, Fayette County, Indiana

Connersville Township is one of nine townships in Fayette County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 12,282 and it contained 5,573 housing units.

Connersville High School

Connersville High School is the only high school in Fayette County, Indiana. Connersville High School is located in Connersville, Indiana.

Bunker Hill, Fayette County, Indiana

Bunker Hill is an unincorporated community in Connersville Township, Fayette County, Indiana.

WLPK

WLPK 1580 AM is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits format. Licensed to Connersville, Indiana, the station is owned by Rodgers Broadcasting Corporation.

Elmhurst (Connersville, Indiana)

Elmhurst is a historic home located near Connersville, Fayette County, Indiana. It was built in 1831, with later additions and modifications, and is a transitional Federal / Greek Revival style dwelling. Among its residents have been James N. Huston, Samuel W. Parker, Caleb Blood Smith, and Oliver H. Smith.: 2 It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.

Whitewater Valley Railroad

The Whitewater Valley Railroad is a heritage railroad in southeastern Indiana between Connersville and Metamora. The railroad is dedicated to the preservation and presentation of a 1950s era of branch line railroading. It is now operated by vintage diesel switchers and road switchers during most of the year. Steam operations vary from year to year. The most recent steam locomotive donated to the organization is New York Central B-10W 0-6-0 #6894. It is nearly identical to the last steam engines operated on the line.

Fayette County Courthouse (Indiana)

Fayette County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at Connersville, Fayette County, Indiana, United States. It was built in 1890, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, Romanesque Revival style red brick building. It encompasses the earlier 1849 courthouse in its construction. It features a circular corner clock tower and topped by a steep conical spire.: 5 It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.

Canal House

Canal House is a historic building located at Connersville, Fayette County, Indiana. It was built in 1842 by the Whitewater Valley Canal Co., and is a two-story, temple form, Greek Revival style stone building. It features a pedimented front with Doric order fluted pillars. It was built as quarters for the canal custodian and canal company headquarters. It later housed a bank and was restored by Congressman Finly Hutchinson Gray and his wife, who resided there from 1936 to 1947. It later housed the local chapter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and is now a local history museum.: 2 It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.

Trinity Anglican Church (Connersville, Indiana)

Trinity Anglican Church is a Reformed Episcopal parish in Connersville, Indiana. The current congregation was established in 2021 in a 19th-century church building previously occupied by Trinity Episcopal Church, a former congregation of the Episcopal Diocese of Indianapolis.

Harrisburg, Indiana

Harrisburg is an unincorporated community in Harrison Township, Fayette County, Indiana.

Harrison Township, Fayette County, Indiana

Harrison Township is one of nine townships in Fayette County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 6,450 and it contained 3,046 housing units.

Connersville station

Connersville station is an Amtrak station in Connersville, Indiana, served by the Cardinal. The original station was built in 1914 by the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Railroad and is adjacent to the currently-used shelter station.Amtrak train 51, the westbound Cardinal, is scheduled to depart Connersville at 3:05 a.m. on Monday, Thursday and Saturday with a service to Indianapolis, Crawfordsville, Lafayette, Rensselaer, Dyer and Chicago Union Station. Amtrak train 50, the eastbound Cardinal, is scheduled to depart Connersville at 1:26 a.m. on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday with a service to Cincinnati, Maysville, South Portsmouth, Ashland, Huntington, Charleston, Montgomery, Thurmond, Prince, Hinton, Alderson, White Sulphur Springs, Clifton Forge, Staunton, Charlottesville, Culpeper, Manassas, Alexandria and Washington, DC, and continuing on to New York City.