Bloomfield, Spencer County, Indiana

Bloomfield
Unincorporated community
Bloomfield
Bloomfield
Coordinates: 38°01′28″N 87°05′47″W / 38.02444°N 87.09639°W / 38.02444; -87.09639Coordinates: 38°01′28″N 87°05′47″W / 38.02444°N 87.09639°W / 38.02444; -87.09639
Country United States
State Indiana
County Spencer
Township Grass
Elevation[1] 455 ft (139 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 47611
Area code(s) 812
GNIS feature ID 431199

Bloomfield is an unincorporated community in Grass Township, Spencer County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2]

History

Bloomfield was laid out in 1853.[3] Bloomfield once contained a post office under the name Grass.[4] This post office was in operation from 1878 until 1904.[5]

Geography

Bloomfield is located at 38°01′28″N 87°05′47″W / 38.02444°N 87.09639°W / 38.02444; -87.09639.

References

  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
  2. "Bloomfield, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
  3. History of Warrick, Spencer, and Perry Counties, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Goodspeed. 1885. p. 365.
  4. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 69. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. A post office called Grass was established...
  5. "Spencer County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 4 October 2015.


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