Barnard, Indiana

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Barnard, Indiana
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Coordinates: 39°50′55″N86°42′02″W / 39.84861°N 86.70056°W / 39.84861; -86.70056
Country United States
State Indiana
County Putnam
Township Jackson
Elevation
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902 ft (275 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46172
Area code 765
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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 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.