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Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
Hanfield, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 40°36′16″N 85°34′49″W / 40.60444°N 85.58028°W / 40.60444; -85.58028
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyGrant
TownshipWashington
Elevation873 ft (266 m)
ZIP code46952
FIPS code18-31126
GNIS feature ID435674

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. Hanfield is likely a conjoin of the surnames Hancock and Garfield.

References

  1. ^ 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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