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Coordinates: 39°50′55″N 86°42′02″W / 39.84861°N 86.70056°W

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Barnard, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 39°50′55″N 86°42′02″W / 39.84861°N 86.70056°W / 39.84861; -86.70056
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Putnam
Township	Jackson
Elevation ^[1]	902 ft (275 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	46172
Area code	765
GNIS feature ID	430495^[1]

Barnard is an unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Putnam County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.^[1]

History

Barnard was originally called Fort Red, and under the latter name was laid out in 1876.^[2] The present name is for Calvin Barnard, the original owner of the town site.^[3] 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.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c 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.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Putnam County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Greencastle
City	Greencastle	Map of Indiana highlighting Putnam County
Towns	Bainbridge Cloverdale Fillmore Roachdale Russellville
Townships	Clinton Cloverdale Floyd Franklin Greencastle Jackson Jefferson Madison Marion Monroe Russell Warren Washington
CDPs	Groveland Heritage Lake Putnamville Van Bibber Lake
Other communities	Barnard Belle Union Blakesburg Brick Chapel Broad Park Brunerstown Cagle Mill Carpentersville Cary Clinton Falls Edgewood Lake Fincastle Fox Ridge Jenkinsville Keytsville‡ Limedale Manhattan Morton Mount Meridian New Maysville Pleasant Gardens Portland Mills Raccoon Reelsville Vivalia‡ Westland
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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