Oakford, Indiana

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Oakford
Unincorporated community
Approaching the railroad crossing in Oakford
Approaching the railroad crossing in Oakford
Oakford is located in Indiana
Oakford
Oakford
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Country United States
State Indiana
County Howard
Township Taylor
Elevation 860 ft (260 m)
ZIP code 46902
FIPS code 18-55584[1]
GNIS feature ID 440462[2]

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.

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References

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  3. Geographic Names Information System Feature Detail Report, Geographic Names Information System, 1979-02-14. Accessed 2008-01-07.
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  5. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. open access publication - free to read
  6. DeLorme. Indiana Atlas & Gazetteer. 3rd ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 33. ISBN 0-89933-319-2.


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