Oakford, Indiana

Oakford, Indiana
Oakford, Indiana
Unincorporated community
	Approaching the railroad crossing in Oakford
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	Coordinates: 40°25′09″N 86°06′15″W / 40.41917°N 86.10417°WCoordinates: 40°25′09″N 86°06′15″W / 40.41917°N 86.10417°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Howard
Township	Taylor
Elevation	860 ft (260 m)
Time zone	Eastern Time Zone
ZIP code	46902
FIPS code	18-55584
GNIS feature ID	440462

Oakford (originally called Fairfield^[3]) is an unincorporated community in southwestern Taylor Township, Howard County, Indiana, United States.

Oakford is part of the Kokomo, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History[]

Oakford was laid out in 1852.^[4] It was originally called Fairfield, and the name Oakford was adopted in 1854.^[5]

Geography[]

Oakford lies at a railroad crossing of State Road 26, and little more than 1 mile (about 2 km) east of State Road 26's intersection with U.S. Route 31 until November 2013.^[6] Now US 31 has been moved over, and Oakford is right at the State Road 26 exit (on the west side) on the new interstate grade Highway US 31.

It is located at

40°25′9″N 86°6′16″W�� / 40.41917°N 86.10444°W.

References[]

^ "US Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 31 January 2008.
^ "Oakford, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
^ Geographic Names Information System Feature Detail Report, Geographic Names Information System, 14 February 1979. Accessed 7 January 2008.
^ "Howard County's Townships and Their Early Settlements and Towns". Kokomo-Howard County Public Library. Archived from the original on 22 December 2013. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
^ "A Look Back as We Move Forward". The Kokomo Tribune. 28 March 1999. p. 58. Retrieved 16 August 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
^ DeLorme. Indiana Atlas & Gazetteer. 3rd ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 33. ISBN 0-89933-319-2.

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[1] "US Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 31 January 2008.

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

[3] Geographic Names Information System Feature Detail Report, Geographic Names Information System, 14 February 1979. Accessed 7 January 2008.

[4] "Howard County's Townships and Their Early Settlements and Towns". Kokomo-Howard County Public Library. Archived from the original on 22 December 2013. Retrieved 2 June 2014.

[5] "A Look Back as We Move Forward". The Kokomo Tribune. 28 March 1999. p. 58. Retrieved 16 August 2014 – via Newspapers.com.

[6] DeLorme. Indiana Atlas & Gazetteer. 3rd ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 33. ISBN 0-89933-319-2.

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v t Municipalities and communities of Howard County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Kokomo
City	Kokomo
Towns	Greentown Russiaville
Townships	Center Clay Ervin Harrison Honey Creek Howard Jackson Liberty Monroe Taylor Union
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Oakford, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Approaching the railroad crossing in Oakford
Oakford Oakford Show map of IndianaShow map of the United StatesShow all
Coordinates: 40°25′09″N 86°06′15″W / 40.41917°N 86.10417°W / 40.41917; -86.10417Coordinates: 40°25′09″N 86°06′15″W / 40.41917°N 86.10417°W / 40.41917; -86.10417
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Howard
Township	Taylor
Elevation	860 ft (260 m)
Time zone	Eastern Time Zone
ZIP code	46902
FIPS code	18-55584^[1]
GNIS feature ID	440462^[2]