Barnard, Indiana

Barnard, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Barnard is located in Indiana
Barnard
Barnard
Barnard is located in the United States
Barnard
Barnard
Coordinates: 39°50′55″N 86°42′02″W / 39.84861°N 86.70056°W / 39.84861; -86.70056
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyPutnam
TownshipJackson
Elevation
[1]
902 ft (275 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46172
Area code765
GNIS feature ID430495[1]

Barnard is an unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Putnam County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]

History

Barnard was originally called Fort Red, and under the latter name was laid out in 1876.[2] The present name is for Calvin Barnard, the original owner of the town site.[3] 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.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Barnard, Indiana
  2. ^ Weik, Jesse William (1910). Weik's History of Putnam County, Indiana. B.F. Bowen. p. 153.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Putnam County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 1, 2015.


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