New Fairfield, Indiana

New Fairfield is an unincorporated community in Fairfield Township, Franklin County, Indiana.

New Fairfield, Indiana
Unincorporated community
New Fairfield is located in Indiana
New Fairfield
New Fairfield
New Fairfield is located in the United States
New Fairfield
New Fairfield
Coordinates: 39°30′25″N 84°58′21″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyFranklin
TownshipFairfield
Elevation
981 ft (299 m)
ZIP code
47012
FIPS code18-52884[1]
GNIS feature ID440045[2]

History

"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]

Geography

New Fairfield is located at 39°30′25″N 84°58′21″W.

References
  1. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. "New Fairfield, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 17, 2009.
  3. Reifel, August Jacob (1915). History of Franklin County, Indiana. Windmill Publications. pp. 161.
  4. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 237. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. When Brookville Reservoir was constructed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, the village of Fairfield was razed, and this relocated village...


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