Hartford, Ohio County, Indiana

Hartford is an unincorporated community in Union Township, Ohio County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2]

Hartford
Unincorporated Community
Hartford is located in Indiana
Hartford
Hartford
Hartford is located in the United States
Hartford
Hartford
Coordinates: 38°59′35″N 84°57′25″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyOhio
TownshipUnion
Elevation
[1]
502 ft (153 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Eastern (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
47001
Area code(s)812, 930
GNIS feature ID435824
Old Hartford before the flood

History

Hartford was laid out about 1817.[3] In its peak years, Hartford was a point on the stagecoach route from Madison to Aurora.[4] 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.[5]

Geography

Hartford is located at 38°59′35″N 84°57′25″W. Laughtery Creek lies to the north of the community.

References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
  2. "Hartford, Ohio County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
  3. History of Dearborn and Ohio Counties, Indiana. F. E. Weakley. 1885. pp. 476.
  4. 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.
  5. "Ohio County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 29, 2016.


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