Stanford, Indiana

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Stanford, Indiana
Van Buren Township Hall
Van Buren Township Hall
Stanford is located in Indiana
Stanford
Stanford
Coordinates: 39°05′23″N 86°40′00″W / 39.08972°N 86.66667°W / 39.08972; -86.66667Coordinates: 39°05′23″N 86°40′00″W / 39.08972°N 86.66667°W / 39.08972; -86.66667
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyMonroe
TownshipVan Buren
Elevation761 ft (232 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47463
Area code(s)812, 930
FIPS code18-72584[2]
GNIS feature ID444059

Stanford is an unincorporated community in Van Buren Township, Monroe County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[3]

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 at

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39°05′23″N 86°40′00″W / 39.08972°N 86.66667°W / 39.08972; -86.66667.

References[]

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ^ "Stanford, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
  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 5 September 2015.



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