Vallonia, IN

Vallonia is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Driftwood and Brownstown townships, Jackson County, Indiana, United States. The 2020 census counted 379 residents. Vallonia was an 18th-century French settlement and 19th-century American frontier fortification known as Fort Vallonia. Vallonia was a French settlement of the late 18th century and lay between the Muscatatuck River and the White River's east fork. In Vallonia, history and present-day settings sit close enough to belong to the same local picture. The map tells the story in Vallonia, where earlier chapters remain visible in current streets, buildings, and gathering places. Circa 1810, hostilities began between the settlers and Native Americans. Vallonia is located in southwestern Jackson County on the southeast side of the valley of the East Fork of the White River. Indiana State Road 135 passes through the community, leading northeast 4 miles to Brownstown, the county seat, and south 18 miles to Salem.