Stanford is an

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and

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(CDP) in Van Buren Township,

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, in the

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History

Stanford was

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ted in 1838. The first store was started in Stanford in 1839. A post office has been in operation at Stanford since 1839.

Geography

Stanford is located in southwestern Monroe County at .

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passes through the community, leading northeast to Bloomington, the

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, and southwest to Owensburg. According to the

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, the Stanford CDP has an area of , all land. It is bordered to the southeast by Indian Creek, which flows south to the East Fork of the White River near Dover Hill.

References

Census-designated places in Monroe County, Indiana Census-designated places in Indiana Unincorporated communities in Monroe County, Indiana Unincorporated communities in Indiana Bloomington metropolitan area, Indiana {{MonroeCountyIN-geo-stub