Barnard, Indiana
Barnard is an unincorporated community in Putnam County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]
History
Barnard was originally called Fort Red, and under the latter name was laid out in 1876.[2] The present name is for Calvin Barnard, the original owner of the town site.[3] 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.[4]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Barnard, Indiana
- ↑ Weik, Jesse William (1910). Weik's History of Putnam County, Indiana. B.F. Bowen. p. 153.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Putnam County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
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Coordinates: 39°50′55″N 86°42′02″W / 39.84861°N 86.70056°W
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