Barnard, Indiana

Barnard, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Barnard is located in Indiana
Barnard
Barnard
Location within Indiana
Barnard is located in the United States
Barnard
Barnard
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 39°50′55″N 86°42′02″W / 39.84861°N 86.70056°W / 39.84861; -86.70056
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyPutnam
TownshipJackson
Elevation
902 ft (275 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46172
Area code765
GNIS feature ID430495

Barnard is an unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Putnam County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

History

Barnard was originally called Fort Red, and under the latter name was laid out in 1876. The present name is for Calvin Barnard, the original owner of the town site. A post office was established at Fort Red in 1876, the name was changed to Barnard in 1880, and the post office closed in 1912.

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Barnard, Indiana
  2. ↑ Weik, Jesse William (1910). Weik's History of Putnam County, Indiana. B.F. Bowen. p. 153.
  3. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 60. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...Calvin Barnard, on whose farm it was established.
  4. ↑ "Putnam County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 1, 2015.