Oxford, Indiana

City: Oxford

County: Benton

State: Indiana

Lat/Long: 40.5167, -87.2333

Situated in far western Indiana, Oxford was the first town laid out in Benton County and was once the county seat. It was surveyed and settled by Euro-Americans in the 1840s, and became known for its extensive wheat production.

Webster's New Geographical Dictionary (Springfield, MA: Merriam-Webster, 1988), 539; Counties of Warren, Benton, Jasper and Newton, Indiana (Chicago: F. A. Battey, 1883), 214, 222, 241-42, 305-7.