Lyford, Indiana | |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community and Census-designated place |
Mapsize: | 150px |
Pushpin Map: | USA Indiana Parke County |
Pushpin Label: | Lyford |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Parke County |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Indiana |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Parke |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Florida |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 545 |
Coordinates: | 39.6533°N -87.3731°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 47874 |
Area Code: | 765 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 2830490 |
Lyford, also called Williamson, is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in western Florida Township, Parke County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The town was formerly the site of Lyford School.
Lyford was founded in 1892, and named in honor of W. H. Lyford, a railroad official.[1] A post office was established at Lyford in 1892, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1912.[2]