Seafield, Indiana

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Seafield, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Seafield
Coordinates: 40°45′23″N86°59′12″W / 40.75639°N 86.98667°W / 40.75639; -86.98667
Country United States
State Indiana
County White
Township Princeton
Elevation
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699 ft (213 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47995
GNIS feature ID 443180

Seafield is an unincorporated community in Princeton Township, White County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [2]

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History

Seafield was platted in 1863 as a station and shipping point on the railroad. [3] A post office was established at Seafield in 1861, and remained in operation until 1939. [4] The community derives its name from a merchant named Sea. [5]

Geography

Seafield is located at 40°45′23″N86°59′12″W / 40.75639°N 86.98667°W / 40.75639; -86.98667 .

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Seafield, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved July 24, 2017.
  3. ↑ Counties of White and Pulaski, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. 1883. p.  159.
  4. ↑ "White County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  5. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  297. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. The name is for a local storekeeper named Sea...
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