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Coordinates: 39°3816N 85°5634W / 39.63778°N 85.94278°W / 39.63778; -85.94278
 

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Brookfield, Indiana
Brookfield is located in Indiana
Brookfield

Brookfield

Brookfield is located in the United States
Brookfield

Brookfield

Coordinates: 39°38′16N 85°56′34W / 39.63778°N 85.94278°W / 39.63778; -85.94278
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyShelby
TownshipMoral
Elevation 764 ft (233 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46126
GNIS feature ID431750

Brookfield is an unincorporated communityinMoral Township, Shelby County, in the U.S. stateofIndiana.[2]

History[edit]

Brookfield had its start in the early 1850s, when the railroad was extended to that point.[3] A post office was established at Brookfield in 1859 and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1904.[4]

Geography[edit]

Brookfield is located at 39°38′16N 85°56′34W / 39.63778°N 85.94278°W / 39.63778; -85.94278.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  • ^ "Brookfield, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
  • ^ History of Shelby County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present, with Biographical Sketches, Notes, Etc. Brant & Fuller. 1887. p. 450.
  • ^ "Shelby County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 4, 2015.

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