Blanford is a census-designated place in Clinton Township, Vermillion County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

[4] The community was named for L. S. Blanford, who owned the land where the village is located.

[6] In January 1923, there was an expulsion of the small African American community of the old mining town after an ultimatum was issued at a meeting of over 400 white residents for all African-Americans to leave town or turn over the African-American that had allegedly assaulted an 11 year old girl.

[7] There also was a shootout at a dance hall shortly afterwards where the Sheriff of Vermillion County, Harry Newland, was investigating shots fired at the last two African Americans remaining in town which had killed three white miners who had fired shots at the sheriff.

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