Guilford, Indiana

{{Use American English|date=July 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}} {{Infobox settlement    |official_name = Guilford |settlement_type = Unincorporated community |motto =  |image_skyline = |imagesize = |image_caption = |image_map = |mapsize = |map_caption = |image_map1 = |mapsize1 = |map_caption1 = |image_dot_map = |dot_mapsize = |dot_map_caption = |dot_x = |dot_y = |pushpin_map = USA Indiana Dearborn County |pushpin_label_position = |pushpin_map_caption = |pushpin_mapsize =  |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = United States |subdivision_type1 = State |subdivision_name1 = Indiana |subdivision_type2 = County |subdivision_name2 = Dearborn |subdivision_type3 = Township |subdivision_name3 = York  |established_title = |established_date =  |area_total_km2 = |area_land_km2 =  |population_as_of = |population_footnotes = |population_note = |population_total =  |timezone = |utc_offset = |timezone_DST = |utc_offset_DST = |coordinates = {{coord|39|10|05|N|84|54|43|W|region:US-IN|display=inline,title}} |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_ft = 499 |founder = |named_for =  |postal_code_type = ZIP code |postal_code = 47022 |area_code = |blank_name = GNIS feature ID |blank_info = 435550<ref>{{cite gnis|435550|Guilford, Indiana|2009-10-17}}</ref> |website = |footnotes = }} '''Guilford''' is an unincorporated community in York Township, Dearborn County, Indiana. Located at the forks of Tanners Creek the town was first platted in 1850 to take advantage of the fact that a railroad was soon to be built in the area. This made Guilford a prime spot for attracting farmers and merchants who wanted to ship their products.

==History== Guilford was laid out in 1850.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_c080AQAAMAAJ | title=History of Dearborn County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions | publisher=B. F. Bowen and Company, Inc. | location=Indianapolis | author=Shaw, Archibald | year=1915 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_c080AQAAMAAJ/page/n226 229]}}</ref> The name might stem from Guildford, in England.<ref>{{cite book|last=Baker|first=Ronald L.|title=From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History|url=https://archive.org/details/fromneedmoretopr00bake|url-access=registration|date=October 1995|publisher=Indiana University Press|isbn=978-0-253-32866-3|page=[https://archive.org/details/fromneedmoretopr00bake/page/n170 153]|quote=...and possibly was named for the English town...}}</ref>

Guilford has the last remaining covered bridge in Dearborn County. Noted bridge builder Archibald M. Kennedy and Sons was hired by the County Commissioners in 1879 to construct the "latest in covered bridges". By 1961, the bridge was slated for replacement with a more durable concrete span. People of the county banded together to save the old structure, raising money and moving it to its present location. It is now the main attraction of the '''Guilford Covered Bridge Park''' located at the intersection of IN St Rt 1 and York Ridge.

==Notable residents==

* Louis Ewbank, Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court * Ora Haibe, Indy Car driver

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Category:Unincorporated communities in Dearborn County, Indiana Category:Unincorporated communities in Indiana Category:1850 establishments in Indiana Category:Populated places in the United States established in 1850