Stanford, Indiana

Stanford
Unincorporated community
Van Buren Township Hall
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Coordinates: 39°05′23″N 86°40′00″W / 39.08972°N 86.66667°W / 39.08972; -86.66667Coordinates: 39°05′23″N 86°40′00″W / 39.08972°N 86.66667°W / 39.08972; -86.66667
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Monroe
Township	Van Buren
Elevation[1]	761 ft (232 m)
ZIP code	47463
FIPS code	18-72584[2]
GNIS feature ID	444059

Stanford is an unincorporated community in Van Buren Township, Monroe County, Indiana.

History

Stanford was platted in 1838.^[3] The first store was started in Stanford in 1839.^[4] A post has been in operation at Stanford since 1839.^[5]

Geography

Stanford is located at 39°05′23″N 86°40′00″W / 39.08972°N 86.66667°W / 39.08972; -86.66667.

Municipalities and communities of Monroe County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Bloomington
City	Bloomington
Towns	Ellettsville Stinesville
Townships	Bean Blossom Benton Bloomington Clear Creek Indian Creek Perry Polk Richland Salt Creek Van Buren Washington
CDPs	Harrodsburg Smithville-Sanders
Other unincorporated communities	Arlington Broadview Cascade Chapel Hill Clear Creek Dolan Elwren Forest Park Heights Garden Acres Handy Hindustan Kirby Kirksville Knight Ridge Lancaster Park Leonard Springs Marlin Hills Modesto Mount Tabor New Unionville Sanders Smithville Stanford Sunny Slopes Unionville Van Buren Park Victor West Brook Downs Woodville Hills Yellowstone

References

1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
3. ↑ History of Lawrence and Monroe Counties, Indiana: Their People, Industries, and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. 1914. p. 436. 
4. ↑ Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. p. 510. 
5. ↑ "Monroe County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 5 September 2015.