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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]

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