Barnard, Indiana
Barnard is an unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Putnam County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
History
Barnard was originally called Fort Red, and under the latter name was laid out in 1876. The present name is for Calvin Barnard, the original owner of the town site. 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.
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 November 1, 2015.
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