Fayetteville, Indiana

Fayetteville, Indiana is an unincorporated community in Lawrence County, Indiana.

History
Originally called Danville, the community was platted in 1838. A post office was established there in 1846, and the community changed its name to Fayetteville. The post office ran until 1907. A school was opened in Fayetteville in 1925, and it later got hit by a tornado in 1929. A new, two-story-tall, brick school was built in 1930. It was called Fayetteville High School until 1975. The school was teaching at least 170 students with at least 12 teachers. The school was demolished in 2006 and a new school was built in 2007.

2009 tornado
On the evening of March 8, 2009, a violent tornado touched down near Fayetteville. The tornado destroyed at least 4 houses and damaged 23 others. The tornado had a track length of over three miles and injured one person.