Hartford, Ohio County, Indiana
Hartford | |
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Coordinates: 38°59′35″N 84°57′25″W / 38.99306°N 84.95694°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Ohio |
Township | Union |
Elevation | 509 ft (155 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Eastern (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 47001 |
Area code(s) | 812, 930 |
GNIS feature ID | 435824[1] |
Hartford is an unincorporated community in Union Township, Ohio County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]
History
[edit]Hartford was laid out about 1817.[2] In its peak years, Hartford was a point on the stagecoach route from Madison to Aurora.[3] 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.[4]
Geography
[edit]Laughtery Creek lies to the north of the community.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hartford, Ohio County, Indiana
- ^ History of Dearborn and Ohio Counties, Indiana. F. E. Weakley. 1885. pp. 476.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Ohio County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 29, 2016.