Oakford (originally called Fairfield[3]) is an unincorporated community in southwestern Taylor Township, Howard County, Indiana, United States.
Oakford, Indiana | |
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 Approaching the railroad crossing in Oakford | |
  Oakford  Oakford | |
| Coordinates: 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[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 440462[1] |
Oakford is part of the Kokomo, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
editOakford was laid out in 1852.[4] It was originally called Fairfield, and the name Oakford was adopted in 1854.[5]
Geography
editOakford 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.
References
edit- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Oakford, Indiana
- ^ "US Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ 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 December 22, 2013. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
- ^ "A Look Back as We Move Forward". The Kokomo Tribune. March 28, 1999. p. 58. Retrieved August 16, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ DeLorme. Indiana Atlas & Gazetteer. 3rd ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 33. ISBN 0-89933-319-2.
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