Bloomfield, Spencer County, Indiana

Bloomfield
Unincorporated community
Bloomfield is located in Indiana
Bloomfield
Bloomfield
Bloomfield is located in the United States
Bloomfield
Bloomfield
Coordinates: 38°01′28″N 87°05′47″W / 38.02444°N 87.09639°W / 38.02444; -87.09639
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountySpencer
TownshipGrass
Elevation
[1]
440 ft (130 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
47611
Area code812
GNIS feature ID431199[1]

Bloomfield is an unincorporated community in Grass Township, Spencer County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]

History

Bloomfield was laid out in 1853.[2] Bloomfield once contained a post office under the name Grass.[3] This post office was in operation from 1878 until 1904.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bloomfield, Spencer County, Indiana
  2. ^ History of Warrick, Spencer, and Perry Counties, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Goodspeed. 1885. p. 365.
  3. ^ 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...
  4. ^ "Spencer County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 4, 2015.


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