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Fountain Run’s post office opened in 1847, and 14% of its homes were built before 1940

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How Fountain Run began

When was Fountain Run founded?

1847

The Fountain Run post office opened in 1847, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 216179 years
Founding year: the first Fountain Run post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Fountain Run’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Fountain Run are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Deep rootsA post office since 1847: 179 years of Fountain Run.
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How Fountain Run came to be

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Fountain Run was originally called "Jamestown". The order establishing Jamestown on 50 acres (20 ha) of land owned by Jacob Goodman Sr. was entered in Barren County Court Order Book #4 during November Court, 1816. Jamestown, located in Monroe County after 1820, appears in public records and on maps with this name through the Civil War. The name was changed to "Fountain Run" for the new post office (1856) because of Jamestown, already established as the county seat of Russell County.

Fountain Run was formally incorporated by the state legislature in 1908.

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Famous people

Famous people close to Fountain Run

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Diane SawyerAmerican journalist · b. 1945
Billy VaughnAmerican singer, multi-instrumentalist, orchest… · b. 1919
Harry B. GrayAmerican chemist · b. 1935
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Bill PopeAmerican cinematographer · b. 1952
Francis McDonaldActor · b. 1891
Sam BushAmerican musician · b. 1952

Questions about Fountain Run’s history

What year was Fountain Run founded?

The Fountain Run post office opened in 1847, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikipedia, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.