Stanford, Indiana

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Stanford, Indiana
Census-designated place
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Stanford
Coordinates: 39°05′31″N86°39′52″W / 39.09194°N 86.66444°W / 39.09194; -86.66444
Country United States
State Indiana
County Monroe
Township Van Buren
Area
[1]
 • Total1.76 sq mi (4.6 km2)
 • Land1.76 sq mi (4.6 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
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761 ft (232 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
47463, 47403 (Bloomington)
Area code(s) 812, 930
FIPS code 18-72584 [3]
GNIS feature ID2830467 [2]

Stanford is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Van Buren Township, Monroe County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [2]

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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 in southwestern Monroe County. Indiana State Road 45 passes through the community, leading northeast 9 miles (14 km) to Bloomington, the county seat, and southwest 14 miles (23 km) to Owensburg.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Stanford CDP has an area of 1.76 square miles (4.56 km2), all land. [1] It is bordered to the southeast by Indian Creek, which flows south to the East Fork of the White River near Dover Hill.

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References

  1. 1 2 "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Indiana". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stanford, Indiana
  3. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ↑ History of Lawrence and Monroe Counties, Indiana: Their People, Industries, and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. 1914. pp.  436.
  5. ↑ Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. pp.  510.
  6. ↑ "Monroe County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 5, 2015.


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