Bloomfield, Spencer County, Indiana

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Bloomfield
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Bloomfield
Coordinates: 38°01′28″N87°05′47″W / 38.02444°N 87.09639°W / 38.02444; -87.09639
Country United States
State Indiana
County Spencer
Township Grass
Elevation
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440 ft (130 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
47611
Area code 812
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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 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.