Stanford, Indiana

Stanford, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Van Buren Township Hall
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Coordinates: 39°05′23″N 86°40′00″W / 39.08972°N 86.66667°W / 39.08972; -86.66667Coordinates: 39°05′23″N 86°40′00″W / 39.08972°N 86.66667°W / 39.08972; -86.66667
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Monroe
Township	Van Buren
Elevation[1]	761 ft (232 m)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	47463
Area code(s)	812, 930
FIPS code	18-72584[2]
GNIS feature ID	444059

Stanford is an unincorporated community in Van Buren Township, Monroe County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.^[3]

History

Stanford was platted in 1838.^[4] The first store was started in Stanford in 1839.^[5] A post office has been in operation at Stanford since 1839.^[6]

Geography

Stanford is located at 39°05′23″N 86°40′00″W / 39.08972°N 86.66667°W / 39.08972; -86.66667.

References

1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
3. ↑ "Stanford, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2017-06-21. 
4. ↑ History of Lawrence and Monroe Counties, Indiana: Their People, Industries, and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. 1914. p. 436. 
5. ↑ Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. p. 510. 
6. ↑ "Monroe County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 5 September 2015.