New Fairfield, Indiana
Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
39°30′25″N 84°58′21″W / 39.50694°N 84.97250°W / 39.50694; -84.9725047012
New Fairfield is an unincorporated community in Fairfield Township, Franklin County, Indiana.
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]
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: New Fairfield, Indiana
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Reifel, August Jacob (1915). History of Franklin County, Indiana. Windmill Publications. pp. 161.
- ^ 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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Municipalities and communities of Franklin County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Brookville
- Batesville‡
communities
- Bath
- Buena Vista
- Drewersburg
- Enochsburg
- Highland Center
- Huntersville
- Klemmes Corner
- Midway
- Millville
- Mixersville
- Mound Haven
- Mount Auburn
- New Fairfield
- Oak Forest
- Old Bath
- Palestine
- Peoria
- Raymond
- Rockdale
- Saint Marys
- Saint Peter
- Scipio‡
- Sharptown
- South Gate
- Stavetown
- Whitcomb
- Yellow Bank
- Youngs Corner
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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