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Hartford, Ohio County, Indiana

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Hartford
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 / 38.99306°N 84.95694°W / 38.99306; -84.95694
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyOhio
TownshipUnion
Elevation509 ft (155 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Eastern (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
47001
Area code(s)812, 930
GNIS feature ID435824[1]
Old Hartford before the flood

Hartford is an unincorporated community in Union Township, Ohio County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]

History

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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

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Laughtery Creek lies to the north of the community.

References

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  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hartford, Ohio County, Indiana
  2. ^ History of Dearborn and Ohio Counties, Indiana. F. E. Weakley. 1885. pp. 476.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Ohio County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 29, 2016.