New Fairfield, Indiana

New Fairfield
Unincorporated community
New Fairfield
Coordinates: 39°30′25″N 84°58′21″W / 39.50694°N 84.97250°WCoordinates: 39°30′25″N 84°58′21″W / 39.50694°N 84.97250°W
Country United States
State Indiana
County Franklin
Township Fairfield
Elevation 981 ft (299 m)
ZIP code 47012
FIPS code 18-52884[1]
GNIS feature ID 440045[2]

New Fairfield is an unincorporated community in Fairfield Township, Franklin County, Indiana.

History

"Old" Fairfield was platted in 1815.[3] New Fairfield was started on higher ground in the 1970s when impounding of the Brookville Reservoir destroyed the former village of Old Fairfield.[4]

Geography

New Fairfield is located at 39°30′25″N 84°58′21″W / 39.50694°N 84.97250°W.

References

  1. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "New Fairfield, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
  3. ↑ Reifel, August Jacob (1915). History of Franklin County, Indiana. Windmill Publications. p. 161.
  4. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 237. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. When Brookville Reservoir was constructed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, the village of Fairfield was razed, and this relocated village...