Hartford, Ohio County, Indiana

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Hartford
Unincorporated Community
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Hartford
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Hartford
Coordinates: 38°59′35″N84°57′25″W / 38.99306°N 84.95694°W / 38.99306; -84.95694
Country United States
State Indiana
County Ohio
Township Union
Elevation
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509 ft (155 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Eastern (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
47001
Area code(s) 812, 930
GNIS feature ID435824 [1]
Old Hartford before the flood Old Hartford before the flood 2014-07-10 05-35.jpg
Old Hartford before the flood

Hartford is an unincorporated community in Union Township, Ohio County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1]

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History

Hartford was laid out about 1817. [2] In its peak years, Hartford was a point on the stagecoach route from Madison to Aurora. [3] Before the flood of 1937 there were four mills, and a general store which opened up in 1978 and closed in the mid-1980s.

A post office was established at Hartford in 1844, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1891. [4]

Geography

Laughery Creek lies to the north of the community.

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hartford, Ohio County, Indiana
  2. ↑ History of Dearborn and Ohio Counties, Indiana. F. E. Weakley. 1885. pp.  476.
  3. ↑ Best Books on; Federal Writers' Project (1941). Indiana: A Guide to the Hoosier State. Best Books on. p. 375. ISBN   978-1-62376-013-7.{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
  4. ↑ "Ohio County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 29, 2016.


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