Hanfield, Indiana

Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
40°36′16″N 85°34′49″W / 40.60444°N 85.58028°W / 40.60444; -85.58028CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyGrantTownshipWashingtonElevation873 ft (266 m)ZIP code
46952
FIPS code18-31126[2]GNIS feature ID435674[1]

Hanfield is an unincorporated community in Washington Township, Grant County, Indiana.

History

A post office was established at Hanfield in 1881, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1929.[3] Hanfield is likely a conjoin of the surnames Hancock and Garfield.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hanfield, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "Grant County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
  4. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 156. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...a compromise between advocates of the names Garfield and Hancock.
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