Windfall City, Indiana
| Windfall, Indiana | |
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| Town | |
 Location of Windfall City in Tipton County, Indiana. |
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| Coordinates: 40°21′44″N 85°57′25″W / 40.36222°N 85.95694°WCoordinates: 40°21′44″N 85°57′25″W / 40.36222°N 85.95694°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Tipton |
| Township | Wildcat |
| Founded by | James B. Fouch |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.29 sq mi (0.76 km2) |
| • Land | 0.29 sq mi (0.76 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 866 ft (264 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 708 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 666 |
| • Density | 2,273.04/sq mi (876.33/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 46076 |
| Area code(s) | 765 |
| FIPS code | |
| GNIS feature ID | 446173 |
Windfall is a town in Wildcat Township, Tipton County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. It is part of the Kokomo, Indiana, Metropolitan Statistical Area. Windfall's population was 708 at the 2010 census.
Windfall was founded by James B. Fouch in 1853. Fouch platted the land with the goal of securing a train station in order to earn business from the lucrative lumber trade. He built the first sawmill in 1853. A Christian church was built just outside Windfall in 1854. The congregation moved to Windfall in 1866. A Methodist church was organized in Windfall in 1857, with meetings taking place in a school house.
The Windfall post office has been in operation since 1855.
The village was incorporated on March 24, 1871. That same year, the Windfall Baptist church was founded.
Windfall has a notable crime history dating from just after its incorporation. In 1865, Noble Goff, a man once described as "respectable..but in later years had fallen into heavy dissipation and had made many enemies," was murdered with a hatchet when he was in bed. His wife was charged with his murder and served her time in prison. Henry Thomas was killed by a local doctor, Armstrong, in 1864 or 1865. He killed Thomas out of "jealousy," and claimed he was not guilty upon trial. The doctor was acquitted.
A few years later a man named Perry was killed in a local saloon over a game of cards. In 1867, a man named Gifford was killed by James Stewart. The two men entered into a fight at Stewart's house and Steward shot him. He was acquitted for self-defense. Finally, the work of a suspected arson burned down a large brick drug store and the nearby home of Dr. McAlaster in 1883.
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