Oakford, Indiana | |
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Coordinates: 40°25′09″N 86°06′15″W / 40.41917°N 86.10417°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Howard |
Township | Taylor |
Elevation | 860 ft (260 m) |
Time zone | Eastern Time Zone |
ZIP code | 46902 |
FIPS code | 18-55584 [2] |
GNIS feature ID | 440462 [1] |
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.
Oakford was laid out in 1852. [4] It was originally called Fairfield, and the name Oakford was adopted in 1854. [5]
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.