Northfield, Indiana Explained

Official Name:	Northfield, Indiana
Mapsize:	120px
Pushpin Map:	USA Indiana Boone County
Pushpin Label:	Northfield
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in Boone County
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	United States
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Name1:	Indiana
Subdivision Type2:	County
Subdivision Name2:	Boone
Subdivision Type3:	Township
Subdivision Name3:	Union
Timezone:	Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:	-5
Timezone Dst:	EDT
Utc Offset Dst:	-4
Coordinates:	40.0308°N -86.2803°W
Elevation Footnotes:	^[1]
Elevation Ft:	902
Postal Code Type:	ZIP code
Postal Code:	46077
Blank Name:	FIPS code
Blank Info:	18-54702^[2]
Blank1 Name:	GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:	440326

Northfield is an unincorporated community in Union Township, Boone County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.^[3]

History

Northfield was laid out in 1834.^[4] A post office was established at Northfield in 1834, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1897.^[5]

Geography

Northfield is located at 40.0308°N -86.2803°W.

References

1. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
2. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
3. Web site: [{{GNIS3|440326}} Northfield, Indiana ]. . . March 6, 2020.
4. Book: Early Life and Times in Boone County, Indiana: Giving an Account of the Early Settlement of Each Locality, Church Histories, County and Township Officers from the First Down to 1886 ... Biographical Sketches of Some of the Prominent Men and Women. 1887. Carlon & Hollenbeck. 60.
5. Web site: Boone County . Jim Forte Postal History . March 6, 2020.