Blanford, Indiana

Blanford, Indiana
Blanford, Indiana
Census-designated place
	Location of Blanford in Vermillion County, Indiana.
	Coordinates: 39°39′54″N 87°31′14″W / 39.66500°N 87.52056°WCoordinates: 39°39′54″N 87°31′14″W / 39.66500°N 87.52056°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Vermillion
Township	Clinton
Elevation	571 ft (174 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	47842
Area code(s)	765
GNIS feature ID	431177

Blanford is a census-designated place in Clinton Township, Vermillion County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.^[2]

History[]

Blanford was laid out in 1912.^[3] The community was named for L. S. Blanford, who owned the land where the village is located.^[4] A post office has been in operation at Blanford since 1915.^[5]

Geography[]

Blanford is located at

39°39′54″N 87°31′14″W / 39.66500°N 87.52056°W (39.665060, -87.520580).

Demographics[]

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
U.S. Decennial Census^[6]

References[]

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2016-07-15.
^ "Blanford, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 68. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. This village was platted on October 26, 1912...
^ Vermillion County Historical Society (Vermillion County, Ind.) (1990). Vermillion County, Indiana History and Families. Turner Publishing Company. p. 87. ISBN 978-0-938021-34-6.
^ "Vermillion County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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[GR3-1] "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2016-07-15.

[usgs-2] "Blanford, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-17.

[3] Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 68. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. This village was platted on October 26, 1912...

[4] Vermillion County Historical Society (Vermillion County, Ind.) (1990). Vermillion County, Indiana History and Families. Turner Publishing Company. p. 87. ISBN 978-0-938021-34-6.

[5] "Vermillion County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 1 October 2015.

[DecennialCensus-6] "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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show v t Municipalities and communities of Vermillion County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Newport
City	Clinton
Towns	Cayuga Dana Fairview Park Newport Perrysville Universal
Townships	Clinton Eugene Helt Highland Vermillion
CDPs	Blanford Saint Bernice
Other unincorporated communities	Alta Bono Centenary Crompton Hill Easytown Eugene Flat Iron Gessie Highland Hillsdale Jonestown Klondyke Libertyville‡ Needmore Quaker Rhodes Rileysburg Sandytown Summit Grove Syndicate Tighe Tree Spring West Clinton
Ghost towns	Early Station Montezuma Station Randall Toronto West Dana
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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Blanford, Indiana

Contents

History[]

Geography[]

Demographics[]

See also[]

References[]