Oakford, Indiana

Not to be confused with Fairfield, Franklin County, Indiana.

Oakford, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Approaching the railroad crossing in Oakford
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Coordinates: 40°25′09″N 86°06′15″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Howard
Township	Taylor
Elevation [1]	860 ft (260 m)
Time zone	Eastern Time Zone
ZIP code	46902
FIPS code	18-55584[2]
GNIS feature ID	440462[1]

Oakford (originally called Fairfield[3]) is an unincorporated community in southwestern Taylor Township, Howard County, Indiana, United States.

Oakford is part of the Kokomo, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Oakford was laid out in 1852.[4] It was originally called Fairfield, and the name Oakford was adopted in 1854.[5]

Geography

Oakford lies at a railroad crossing of State Road 26, and little more than 1 mile (about 2 km) east of State Road 26's intersection with U.S. Route 31 until November 2013.[6] Now US 31 has been moved over, and Oakford is right at the State Road 26 exit (on the west side) on the new interstate grade Highway US 31.

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Oakford, Indiana
2. "US Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
3. Geographic Names Information System Feature Detail Report, Geographic Names Information System, 14 February 1979. Accessed 7 January 2008.
4. "Howard County's Townships and Their Early Settlements and Towns". Kokomo-Howard County Public Library. Archived from the original on December 22, 2013. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
5. "A Look Back as We Move Forward". The Kokomo Tribune. March 28, 1999. p. 58. Retrieved August 16, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
6. DeLorme. Indiana Atlas & Gazetteer. 3rd ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 33. ISBN 0-89933-319-2.