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
Hartford
Coordinates: 38°59′35″N 84°57′25″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyOhio
TownshipUnion
Elevation502 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 2016-08-29.
  2. "Hartford, Ohio County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2016-08-29.
  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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