Oakford, Indiana

Oakford
—  Unincorporated community  —
Approaching the railroad crossing in Oakford
Oakford
Coordinates: 40°25′09″N 86°06′15″W / 40.41917°N 86.10417°W / 40.41917; -86.10417Coordinates: 40°25′09″N 86°06′15″W / 40.41917°N 86.10417°W / 40.41917; -86.10417
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Howard
Township	Taylor
Elevation	860 ft (262 m)
ZIP code	46902
FIPS code	18-55584[1]
GNIS feature ID	440462[2]

Oakford (also called Fairfield^[3]) is an unincorporated town in southwestern Taylor Township, Howard County, Indiana, United States. It lies at a railroad crossing of State Road 26, little more than 1 mile (about 2 km) east of State Road 26's intersection with U.S. Route 31.^[4]

Oakford is part of the Kokomo, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

Oakford is located at 40°25′9″N 86°6′16″W / 40.41917°N 86.10444°W / 40.41917; -86.10444.

References

1. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ "Oakford, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:440462. Retrieved 2009-10-17. 
3. ^ Geographic Names Information System Feature Detail Report, Geographic Names Information System, 1979-02-14. Accessed 2008-01-07.
4. ^ DeLorme. Indiana Atlas & Gazetteer. 3rd ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 33. ISBN 0-89933-319-2.