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Welcome to Indianford ...

Indianford is located in Rock County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Indianford, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Indianford is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Indianford lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Indianford ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Indianford.

  • Janesville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Whitewater
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Stoughton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Stoughton is located in Dane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoughton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,218 people
  • Fort Atkinson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Oregon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Oregon is located in Dane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,731 people
  • McFarland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • McFarland is located in Dane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,291 people
  • Milton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Evansville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Evansville is located in Rock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,556 people
  • Brodhead
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Brodhead is located in Green County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodhead
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,204 people
  • Deerfield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Indianford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Indianford.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Indianford. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Indianford.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Indianford. See our Newspapers Page for Indianford.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Indianford ...

Looking for more information about Indianford? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Indianford, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Indianford.

Adding Indianford to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Indianford in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Indianford was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Indianford.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Rock, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Indianford - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.