Barnard, Indiana

Barnard, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Barnard
Barnard
Coordinates: 39°50′55″N 86°42′02″W / 39.84861°N 86.70056°W / 39.84861; -86.70056Coordinates: 39°50′55″N 86°42′02″W / 39.84861°N 86.70056°W / 39.84861; -86.70056
Country United States
State Indiana
County Putnam
Township Jackson
Elevation[1] 902 ft (275 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code 46172
Area code(s) 765
GNIS feature ID 430495

Barnard is an unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Putnam County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2]

History

Barnard was originally called Fort Red, and under the latter name was laid out in 1876.[3] The present name is for Calvin Barnard, the original owner of the town site.[4] A post office was established at Fort Red in 1876, the name was changed to Barnard in 1880, and the post office closed in 1912.[5]

Geography

Barnard is located at 39°50′55″N 86°42′02″W / 39.84861°N 86.70056°W / 39.84861; -86.70056.

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
  2. ↑ "Barnard, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
  3. ↑ Weik, Jesse William (1910). Weik's History of Putnam County, Indiana. B.F. Bowen. p. 153.
  4. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 60. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...Calvin Barnard, on whose farm it was established.
  5. ↑ "Putnam County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 1 November 2015.


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