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Coordinates: 40°3616N 85°3449W / 40.60444°N 85.58028°W / 40.60444; -85.58028
 

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Hanfield, Indiana
Hanfield is located in Indiana
Hanfield

Hanfield

Hanfield is located in the United States
Hanfield

Hanfield

Coordinates: 40°36′16N 85°34′49W / 40.60444°N 85.58028°W / 40.60444; -85.58028
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyGrant
TownshipWashington
Elevation 873 ft (266 m)
ZIP code
46952
FIPS code18-31126[2]
GNIS feature ID435674[1]

Hanfield is an unincorporated communityinWashington Township, Grant County, Indiana.

History

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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

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  • ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  • ^ "Grant County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
  • ^ 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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