New Fairfield, Indiana | |
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Coordinates: 39°30′25″N84°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 [2] |
GNIS feature ID | 440045 [1] |
New Fairfield is an unincorporated community in Fairfield Township, Franklin County, Indiana.
"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]
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When Brookville Reservoir was constructed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, the village of Fairfield was razed, and this relocated village...