Wabash Chapel Church - rural Fountain County, IN - Country Churches on Waymarking.com

This white sided old church is located beside Stringtown Road, near the corner with Wabash Chapel Road, south of Covington, Indiana.

Street Address:-

1178 S Stringtown Road
Covington,
IN 47932

The church sign states it was established in 1881. Through the secondary glazed windows, you can see that there are old stained glass windows still in existence. This church is located in Wabash Township.

Wabash Township is one of eleven townships in Fountain County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 783. The township contains four cemeteries. This is a largely rural township, located to south of Covington, the county seat, with no towns, but it has two unincorporated places. (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 on December 11th, 1816, as the 19th State of the United States of America. 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)

Church Name: Wabash Chapel Church Date Church Built: 1881 Rate this church.: Church In Use (even only just occassionally): Not Listed

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