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Bloomfield is an unincorporated community in Grass Township, Spencer County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2]

Bloomfield
Unincorporated community
Bloomfield
Bloomfield
Coordinates: 38°01′28″N 87°05′47″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountySpencer
TownshipGrass
Elevation
[1]
455 ft (139 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
47611
Area code(s)812
GNIS feature ID431199

History


Bloomfield was laid out in 1853.[3] Bloomfield once contained a post office under the name Grass.[4] This post office was in operation from 1878 until 1904.[5]


Geography


Bloomfield is located at 38°01′28″N 87°05′47″W.


References


  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
  2. "Bloomfield, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
  3. History of Warrick, Spencer, and Perry Counties, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Goodspeed. 1885. p. 365.
  4. 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...
  5. "Spencer County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 4 October 2015.


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