Alert!!
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The boil order for Covington is no longer in effect. Thank you for your patience....
City of Covington will be shutting the water off to fix a main waterline break. Could be down the rest of the day. Water boil will follow until further notice....
On the Banks of the Wabash
Fountain County was formed on April 1, 1826. Later that year, the county seat was established at Covington, and a two-story frame courthouse was built in 1827. The location of the county seat was a point of contention for some years, as Covington was not centrally located in the county. In 1831 an act was passed that called for the relocation of the county seat, but after further discussion it was decided that it should remain where it was. Eventually the coming of the railroads helped to alleviate the geographical concern. A brick courthouse was completed in 1833.