Hopewell Baptist Church - Newtown, IN - Baptist Churches on Waymarking.com

Hopewell Baptist Church, built in 1905, is located in Newtown, Indiana.

This red brick, Victorian era building, is situated on South Adams Street, on the south side of the small rural town of Newtown, in Indiana. There is a dated stone above the door, that dates this building to 1905.

Newtown is a town in Richland Township, Fountain County, Indiana, United States. The population was 256 at the 2010 census. (visit link)

Richland Township is one of eleven townships in Fountain County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 950. The township contains seven cemeteries, including this one. (visit link)

Fountain County lies in the western part of the U.S. state of Indiana on the east side of the Wabash River. The county was officially established in 1826 and was the 53rd in Indiana. The county seat is Covington. According to the 2000 census, its population was 17,954; the 2010 population was 17,240. The county has eight incorporated towns with a total population of about 9,700, as well as many small unincorporated communities; it is also divided into eleven townships which provide local services. An interstate highway, two U.S. Routes and five Indiana state roads cross the county, as does a major railroad line.
The state of Indiana was established in 1816. The first non-indigenous settler in the area that became Fountain County is thought to have been a Mr. Forbes, who arrived here in early 1823 and was soon followed by others. Fountain County was officially created on December 30, 1825, the act taking effect on April 1, 1826; the boundaries of the county have not changed since that time. It was named for Major James Fontaine of Kentucky who was killed at Harmar's Defeat (near modern Fort Wayne, Indiana) on October 22, 1790, during the Northwest Indian War. (visit link)

Date Built: 01/01/1905 Age of Church building determined by?: Cornerstone or plaque Church Address: 201 South Adams Street Newtown, IN USA 47969 Service Times: Not listed Website: Not listed

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