Bloomfield, Jay County, Indiana

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Bloomfield, Jay County, Indiana
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Bloomfield
Coordinates: 40°30′42″N84°58′26″W / 40.51167°N 84.97389°W / 40.51167; -84.97389
Country United States
State Indiana
County Jay
Township Bearcreek
Elevation
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873 ft (266 m)
ZIP code
47371
FIPS code 18-05734 [2]
GNIS feature ID431198 [1]

Bloomfield is an unincorporated community in Bearcreek Township, Jay County, Indiana.

History

The first post office in Bearcreek Township was established at Bloomfield in 1840. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bloomfield, Jay County, Indiana
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. Montgomery, M. W. (1864). History of Jay County, Indiana. Printed for the author by Church, Goodman & Cushing. p. 152.